'Contestation' definitions:
Definition of 'contestation'
(from WordNet)
noun
A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument" [syn: controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing]
Definition of 'Contestation'
From: GCIDE
- Contestation \Con`tes*ta"tion\, n. [L. contestatio testimony: cf. F. contestation a contesting.]
- 1. The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute. "Loverlike contestation." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- After years spent in domestic, unsociable contestations, she found means to withdraw. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- A solemn contestation ratified on the part of God. --Barrow. [1913 Webster]