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Definition of contesting

Contesting
Contest Con*test", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contested; p. pr. & vb. n. Contesting.] [F. contester, fr. L. contestari to call to witness, contestari litem to introduce a lawsuit by calling witnesses, to bring an action; con- + testari to be a witness, testic witness. See Testify.] 1. To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute. The people . . . contested not what was done. --Locke. Few philosophical aphorisms have been more frequenty repeated, few more contested than this. --J. D. Morell. 2. To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground. 3. (Law) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law; to controvert. To contest an election. (Polit.) (a) To strive to be elected. (b) To dispute the declared result of an election. Syn: To dispute; controvert; debate; litigate; oppose; argue; contend.

Meaning of contesting from wikipedia

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- the will, and so both are barred from contesting the will altogether. Common grounds or reasons for contesting a will include lack of testamentary capacity...
- jurisdictions in the United States. It is also referred to as a plea of no contest or no defense. It is a plea where the defendant neither admits nor disputes...
- final list, comprising 16 AIADMK candidates contesting the election. PNK, IJK, IMKMK and TMMK will contest one seat in BJP's Lotus symbol, therefore they...
- website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-16. CEO Gujarat. Contesting Candidates LS2014 "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI. "Archived copy"...
- Eurovision Song Contest since it started in 1956. Winners of the contest have come from twenty-seven of those countries. The contest, organised by the...