Legal Definition and Related Resources of Contest

Meaning of Contest

An earnest struggle for superiority, defense , victory; competition; emulation; strife or argument . To contravert; litigate; oppose; call in question ; challenge ; dispute ; to defend as a suit or other proceeding .

Contest Alternative Definition

Struggle for superiority In legal usage, a litigation. The word “contest,” in constitutions and statutes, is a word of art. It means a litigation. It implies a plaintiff and a defendant, and a thing in controversy. When it is decided, it is, or should be, decided upon evidence, and the decision is a judgment. 112 Ky. 23.

Synonyms of Contest

(Competition), noun

bout
certamen
certatio
challenge
clash
corrivalry
emulation
encounter
engagement
game
match
opposition
pitting of strengths
race
rivalry
rivalship
sport
spordngevent
struggle
test ofendurance
tournament
tourney
trial
Associated Concepts: election contest

(Dispute), noun

action
altercation
antagonism
argument
battle
bickering
brawl
challenge
clash
combat
contention
controversion
controversy
debate
difference of opinion
disaccord
disagreement
disceptation
discord
disharmony
disputation
dispute
dissension
dissent
dissonance
embroilment
encounter
failure to agree
feud
fight
fracas
fray
impugnation
impugnment
inharmony
litigation
monomachy
noncomformity
obstinacy
opposition
oppugnancy
polemics
quarrel
recalcitrance
recusancy
resistance
revolt
skirmish
squabble
strained relations
strife
variance
verbal contention
verbal engagement
war
war of words
wrangle
Associated Concepts: notice of contest
will contest

verb

altercate
argue
battle
call to answer
challenge
combat
conflict
contend
contendere
contradict
contravene
controvert
counter
debate
defy
disaffirm
disagree
dispute
fight
gainsay
grapple with
impugn
object
oppose
oppugn
quarrel over
question
refuse to accept
refuse to admit
resist
struggle
take exception to
traverse
vie with
Associated Concepts: contest a will
contest an election
contest an insurance policy
contested case

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Translate Contest (To) from English to Spanish

Translation of Contest (To), with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Disputar and other legal terms is available here.

Disputar
Contender
Oponer
Controvertir
Objetar
Impugnar
Litigar
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Translate Contest from English to Spanish

Translation of Contest, with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Controvertir (CPPR) and other legal terms is available here.

Controvertir (CPPR)
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Grammar

This term is a verb.

Etimology of Contest

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c. 1600, from French contester “dispute, oppose,” from Middle French, from Latin contestari (litem) “to call to witness, bring action,” from com “with, together” (see com-) + testari “to bear witness,” from testis “a witness,” (see testament). Calling witnesses as the first step in a legal combat. Related: Contestable; contested; contesting.

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