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Contend

To strive in opposition to contest to dispute to vie to quarrel to fight

Decisive

Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy putting an end to contest or controversy final conclusive

decathlon

In the modern Olympic Games a composite contest consisting of a 100 meter run a broad jump putting the shot a running high jump a 400

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Controvert

make matter of controversy to dispute or oppose by reasoning to contend against in words or writings to contest to debate

Contention

A violent effort or struggle to obtain or to resist something contest strife

Disputation

of disputing a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something or on opposite sides controversy in words verbal contest respecting the truth of some fact opinion proposition or argument

Burden of proof

to prove an allegation before judgment can be given in its favour; it also means that on a contested issue one of the two contending parties has to introduce evidence, Narayan Bhagwantrao Gosavi v. Gopal Vinayak Gosavi,

Estoppel

notice of the fact, of benefits from a transaction, contract, instrument, regulation which he might have rejected or contested. This doctrine is obviously a branch of the rule against assuming inconsistent positions (American Jurisprudence, 2nd Edn., Vol.

Freedom of speech and expression

4 SCC 399. Is given the meaning to include citizens right to know the antecedents of the candidates contesting election of MP or MLA, such right could be set at naught by the legislature, requires to be

Heard and finally decided

court has exercised its judicial mind and has after argument and consideration come to a decision on a contested matter. It is essential that it should have been heard and finally decided, Pandurang Ramchandra Mandlik v. Shantabai

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