The phrase
"legal contention" refers to a disagreement or dispute between two or more parties that is being handled through the legal system. It generally means that there is a disagreement or argument about a legal matter that needs to be resolved in court or through legal processes.
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Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«legal»
«contention»
Sentences with «legal contention»
- It's extra silly when those events are still a point of legal contention more than a decade after they allegedly happened. (sbnation.com)
- There was never much doubt that large parts of the EUSFTA fell within EU exclusive competence, but one area that was the source of considerable legal contention was that of investment. (europeanlawblog.eu)
- The opposite party is deprived of the opportunity to challenge the factual and legal contentions advanced by the moving party in support of the injunction. (duhaime.org)
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