adversary

  • 21adversary — n 1. opponent, antagonist, enemy, foe, Literary. foeman, assailant, attacker; contestant, competitor, rival; opposer, disputant, debater. 2. the Adversary the devil, Satan, the archenemy …

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  • 22adversary — ad•ver•sar•y [[t]ˈæd vərˌsɛr i[/t]] n. pl. sar•ies, adj. 1) a person, group, etc., that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy 2) an opponent in a contest; contestant 3) cvb of or pertaining to an adversary 4) cvb involving adversaries, as plaintiff …

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  • 23adversary proceeding — n. A hearing or trial with opposing parties, one seeking relief from the other, and that ends with one party receiving a favorable outcome at the expense of the other. See also case The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of… …

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  • 24adversary proceeding — a lawsuit arising in or related to a bankruptcy case that is commenced by filing a complaint with the bankruptcy court (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy Terms) A separate lawsuit filed in the bankruptcy court which arises in or is related to the… …

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  • 25adversary system — n. A method of adjudication in which active and unhindered parties, usually through their lawyers, contest with each other and present support in favor of their respective positions, usually through the examination and cross examination of… …

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  • 26Adversary in the House — (1947) is a biographical novel based on the life of Eugene V. Debs and of his wife Kate, who was opposed to socialism. [Kate Debs seemed to have been so hostile to Debs s socialist activities it threatened her sense of middle class respectability …

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  • 27adversary procedure — >> adversary system. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …

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  • 28Adversary (online algorithm) — In computer science, an online algorithm measures its competitiveness against different adversary models. For deterministic algorithms, the adversary is the same, the adaptive offline adversary. For randomized online algorithms competitiveness… …

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  • 29Adversary (comics) — Superherobox| caption=Art by Marc Silvestri comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=The Adversary real name=Inapplicable publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Uncanny X Men #188 creators=Chris Claremont John Romita, Jr. alliance… …

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  • 30Adversary proceeding in bankruptcy (USA) — An Adversary proceeding in bankruptcy, is a lawsuit in the American legal system filed by a party called a plaintiff against a party called a defendant . ProcedureAdversary proceedings are governed by certain court rules found in Part VII of the… …

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