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Controversy Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference.
Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference.
(n.)
Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of contrary opinions.
Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of contrary opinions.
(n.)
A suit in law or equity; a question of right.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA suit in law or equity; a question of right.
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. a dispute is commonly oral, and a controversy in writing.
2. quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference. the lord hath a controversy with the nations. 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. xv. 2.
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Controversy, (n.)
A battle in which spittle or ink replaces the injurious cannon-ball and the inconsiderate bayonet.
In controversy with the facile tongue --
That bloodless warfare of the old and young --
So seek your adversary to engage
That on himself he shall exhaust his rage,
And, like a snake that's fastened to the ground,
With his own fangs inflict the fatal wound.
You ask me how this miracle is done?
Adopt his own opinions, one by one,
And taunt him to refute them; in his wrath
He'll sweep them pitilessly from his path.
Advance then gently all you wish to prove,
Each proposition prefaced with, "As you've
So well remarked," or, "As you wisely say,
And I cannot dispute," or, "By the way,
This view of it which, better far expressed,
Runs through your argument." Then leave the rest
To him, secure that he'll perform his trust
And prove your views intelligent and just.
Conmore Apel Brune
The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce, 1911 (About)A battle in which spittle or ink replaces the injurious cannon-ball and the inconsiderate bayonet.
In controversy with the facile tongue --
That bloodless warfare of the old and young --
So seek your adversary to engage
That on himself he shall exhaust his rage,
And, like a snake that's fastened to the ground,
With his own fangs inflict the fatal wound.
You ask me how this miracle is done?
Adopt his own opinions, one by one,
And taunt him to refute them; in his wrath
He'll sweep them pitilessly from his path.
Advance then gently all you wish to prove,
Each proposition prefaced with, "As you've
So well remarked," or, "As you wisely say,
And I cannot dispute," or, "By the way,
This view of it which, better far expressed,
Runs through your argument." Then leave the rest
To him, secure that he'll perform his trust
And prove your views intelligent and just.
Conmore Apel Brune
Noun
1. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
(synonym) contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing
(hypernym) dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict
(hyponym) argy-bargy, argle-bargle
Controversy Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Controversy is a state of prolonged public dispute or debate, usually concerning a matter of opinion. The word was coined from the Latin controversia, as a composite of controversus – "turned in an opposite direction," from contra – "against" – and vertere – to turn, or versus (see ), hence, "to turn against."
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Controversy Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
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.
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, S.1. The meaning to be attached to the word controversy in the Constitution is that above given.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.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, S.1. The meaning to be attached to the word controversy in the Constitution is that above given.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Controversy Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
a returning; a controversy; a dwelling place
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock. About