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Attack :: Attack (v. t.) To assail with unfriendly speech or writing; to begin a controversy with; to attempt to overthrow or bring into disrepute, by criticism or satire; to censure; as, to attack a man, or his opinions, in a pamphlet..

Clincher :: Clincher (n.) That which ends a dispute or controversy; a decisive argument.

Oppose :: Oppose (v. i.) To make objection or opposition in controversy.

Settlement :: Settlement (n.) The act or process of adjusting or determining; composure of doubts or differences; pacification; liquidation of accounts; arrangement; adjustment; as, settlement of a controversy, of accounts, etc..

Controversy :: Controversy (n.) A suit in law or equity; a question of right.

Aggression :: Aggression (n.) The first attack, or act of hostility; the first act of injury, or first act leading to a war or a controversy; unprovoked attack; assault; as, a war of aggression. Aggressions of power..

Controversy :: Controversy (n.) Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference.

Controvert :: Controvert (v. t.) To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate.

Arbiter :: Arbiter (n.) A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them..

Uncontroversory :: Uncontroversory (a.) Not involving controversy.

Controversy :: Controversy (n.) Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of contrary opinions.

Difference :: Difference (n.) Disagreement in opinion; dissension; controversy; quarrel; hence, cause of dissension; matter in controversy..

Accord :: Accord (v. t.) An agreement between parties in controversy, by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated, and which, when executed, bars a suit..

Dependence :: Dependence (n.) A matter depending, or in suspense, and still to be determined; ground of controversy or quarrel..

Controversion :: Controversion (n.) Act of controverting; controversy.

Agitation :: Agitation (n.) Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate..

Polemics :: Polemics (n.) The art or practice of disputation or controversy, especially on religious subjects; that branch of theological science which pertains to the history or conduct of ecclesiastical controversy..

Quinquarticular :: Quinquarticular (a.) Relating to the five articles or points; as, the quinquarticular controversy between Arminians and Calvinists..

Debate :: Debate (v. t.) Contention in words or arguments; discussion for the purpose of elucidating truth or influencing action; strife in argument; controversy; as, the debates in Parliament or in Congress..

Debatable :: Debatable (a.) Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question..

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