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Controversy - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Controversy : \Con"tro*ver`sy\, n.; pl. Controversies. [L.
controversia, fr. controversus turned against, disputed;
contro- = contra _ versus, p. p. of vertere to turn. See
Verse.]
1. Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of
contrary opinions.
This left no room for controversy about the title.
--Locke.
A dispute is commonly oral, and a controversy in
writing. --Johnson.
2. Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference.
The Lord hath a controversy with the nations. --Jer.
xxv. 31.
3. A suit in law or equity; a question of right. [Obs.]
When any man that had a controversy came to the king
for judgment. --2 Sam. xv.
2.
Syn: Dispute; debate; disputation; disagreement; altercation;
contention; wrangle; strife; quarrel.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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CONTROVERSY. A dispute arising between two or more persons. It differs from
case, which includes all suits criminal as well as civil; whereas
Controversy : is a civil and not a criminal proceeding. 2 Dall. R. 419, 431,
432; 1 Tuck. Bl. Com. App. 420, 421; Story, Const. Sec. 1668.
2. By the constitution of the United States the judicial power shall
extend to controversies to which the United States shall be a party. Art. 2,
1. The meaning to be attached to the word controversy in the constitution,
is that above given.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Controversy |
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nicklwc: @joshlim in light of recent Controversy on our poor bkt, all those who can should eat bkt |
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ccottap: @jjmerelo The paradox of LSI interested in the "creation/evolution Controversy": Interest -> Study -> Controversy vanishes. |
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poli_scandals: Canadian Senator cleared in stimulus contract Controversy http://t.love.com/282988972 |
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