CONTESTATION

contestation. Contestation, n. act of contesting, dispute, strife

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Con′tes‐ta″tion (?), n. [[L. contestatio testimony: cf. F. contestation a contesting.]] 1. 1. The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute. “Loverlike contestation.” Milton.
After years spent in domestic, unsociable contestations, she found means to withdraw. Clarendon. 2. 2. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony.
A solemn contestation ratified on the part of God. Barrow.