contestation

[kon-te-stey-shuh n]

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noun

the act of contesting; controversy; dispute.
an assertion contended for.

Origin of contestation

1540–50; (< Middle French) < Latin contestātiōn- (stem of contestātiō). See contest, -ation

Related formsnon·con·tes·ta·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for contestation

Contemporary Examples

It would be an immediate object of, as academics often put it, “contestation.”
We've Got Bigger Problems Than a Confederate Flag
John McWhorter
August 28, 2014

Historical Examples

In one of them nearly a third part of the territory of the State of Maine is in contestation.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents
James D. Richardson

Word Origin and History for contestation

n.

1540s, from Latin contestationem (nominative contestatio), "an attesting, testimony," noun of action from past participle stem of contestari (see contest (v.)).