noun. Same as contention, 5.

noun. The act of contesting or striving to gain or overcome; contest; emulation, competition, or rivalry.

noun. . Strife; dispute.

noun. Joint testimony; proof by witnesses; attestation.

noun. In the Gallican liturgies, the Vere Dignum, or clause beginning “It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty,” at the beginning of the eucharistic preface; in a wider sense, the whole preface.

noun. The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute.

noun. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony.

noun. The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute.

noun. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony.

noun. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

"Germany's so-called contestation suits date back to the 19th century and were designed to protect minority shareholders who can ask the court to invalidate majority votes."

conflict  difference  difference of opinion  dispute  

argle-bargle  argy-bargy  fight  firestorm  polemic  

Lindsey  

attestation  dispute  emulation  rivalry  strife