Definition of Controvert. Meaning of Controvert. Synonyms of Controvert

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Definition of Controvert

Controvert
Controvert Con"tro*vert, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Controverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Controverting.] [See Controversy.] To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate. Some controverted points had decided according to the sense of the best jurists. --Macaulay.

Meaning of Controvert from wikipedia

- court to stay an indictment for perjury as the indictment was found to controvert the respondent's earlier acquittal for murder. The court held that charging...
- or unknown, visible or invisible to astronomers. For, who is able to controvert the theory previously suggested, that the earth itself will, like the...
- 2024. Cowie, D. J. (2 July 1934), "How Christchurch Got Its Name – A Controverted Subject", The New Zealand Railways Magazine, vol. 9, no. 4, archived...
- notion of Gr****: diaspora/Hebrew: Palestine in matters of canon has been controverted by clear evidence of the circulation of the Septuagint in Palestine....
- he was one of the followers of Asclepiades of Bithynia, he ventured to controvert his opinions on some points. A physician of the same name is mentioned...
- became a legal fiction in that the original debtor was not entitled to controvert this allegation in order to oust the Exchequer from jurisdiction. The...
- has been suggested that the reading of the Law was due to a desire to controvert the views of the Samaritans with regard to the various festivals, for...
- Mexican Movement of 1968. CNH called for a silent pacifist demonstration to controvert Mexican Government allegations of violence of the movement and the silence...
- perjury following a previous acquittal where a finding of perjury would controvert the acquittal. This was confirmed in the case of R v Carroll, where the...
- initially familiarizing himself with the Scriptures in an attempt to controvert them. From the rhythm of his sentences, and the arrangement of his material...