to contest a claim

  • 1contest — con·test 1 /kən test/ vt: to dispute or challenge through legal procedures contest a will con·test 2 / kän ˌtest/ n: a challenge brought through formal or legal procedures boundary controversies or other contest s between states Felix… …

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  • 2Contest (Bottom episode) — Contest Episode no. Series One Episode 003 Directed by Ed Bye Written by Ade Edmondson Rik Mayall Produced by …

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  • 3Contest — 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,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4claim — I n. 1) to enter, file, lodge, make, put forward, put in, submit; establish; press; substantiate a claim (she filed a claim for compensation) 2) to lay claim to; to stake, stake out a claim to 3) (esp. AE) to jump ( steal ) smb. s claim 4) to… …

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  • 5contest and sponsored mobility — Alternative patterns of intergenerational social ascent through schooling. Under contest mobility individuals have, within a basic framework of rules, a wide range of strategies or routes they can pursue in order to attain credentials associated… …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 6contest — To assert a defense to an adverse claim in a court proceeding. To oppose, resist, or dispute the case made by a plaintiff or prosecutor. To strive to win or hold. To controvert, litigate, call in question, challenge. To defend, as a suit or other …

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  • 7contest — To assert a defense to an adverse claim in a court proceeding. To oppose, resist, or dispute the case made by a plaintiff or prosecutor. To strive to win or hold. To controvert, litigate, call in question, challenge. To defend, as a suit or other …

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  • 8contest — Noun: An attempt to defeat the probate of an instrument offered as a will, being inclusive of resistance to probate and an action or proceeding to set aside probate. 57 Am J1st Wills § 743; a technical term for a proceeding to cancel or defeat an …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 9To contest an election — 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 — ESC National Year Year = 2008 Country = ESP Preselection = Salvemos Eurovisión Preselection date = 8 March 2008 Entrant = Rodolfo Chikilicuatre Song = Baila el Chiki chiki Final result = 16th, 55 points Spain participated in the Eurovision Song… …

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