Contentious
21contentious — UK [kənˈtenʃəs] / US adjective 1) causing disagreement between people or groups Sex education in schools remains a highly contentious issue. 2) enjoying arguing with other people …
22Contentious politics — is the use of disruptive techniques to make a political point, or to change government policy. Examples of such techniques are actions that disturb the normal activities of society such as demonstrations, general strike action, riot, terrorism,… …
23Contentious jurisdiction — Contentious Con*ten tious, a. [L. contentiosus: cf. F. contentieux.] 1. Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome. [1913 Webster] Despotic and contentious temper. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Relating… …
24contentious group — index faction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
25Contentious jurisdiction — In English ecclesiastical law, contentious jurisdiction (Latin: forum contentiosum) is jurisdiction over matters in controversy between parties, in contradistinction to voluntary jurisdiction, or that exercised upon matters not opposed or… …
26contentious jurisdiction — That part of jurisdiction of court that is concerned with contested matters, as opposed to voluntary, undisputed matters. In English ecclesiastical law, that branch of the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts which is exercised upon… …
27contentious possession — In stating the rule that the possession of land necessary to give rise to a title by prescription must be a contentious one, it is meant that it must be based on opposition to the title of the rival claimant (not in recognition thereof or… …
28contentious jurisdiction — That part of jurisdiction of court that is concerned with contested matters, as opposed to voluntary, undisputed matters. In English ecclesiastical law, that branch of the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts which is exercised upon… …
29contentious possession — In stating the rule that the possession of land necessary to give rise to a title by prescription must be a contentious one, it is meant that it must be based on opposition to the title of the rival claimant (not in recognition thereof or… …
30contentious — Synonyms and related words: aggravating, aggravative, aggressive, annoying, antagonistic, argumental, argumentative, battling, bellicose, belligerent, bloodthirsty, bloody, bloody minded, cat and dog, cat and doggish, chauvinist, chauvinistic,… …
