dispute

As a noun contestation

is the act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute.

As a verb dispute is

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As verbs the difference between dispute and confiscate

is that dispute is while confiscate is to use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.

As an adjective confiscate is

(obsolete) confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit.

In intransitive terms the difference between complain and dispute

is that complain is to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge while dispute is to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.

As a noun dispute is

an argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.

As a noun complaints

is .

As a verb dispute is

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As verbs the difference between dispute and defiant

is that dispute is while defiant is .

As an adjective defiant is

mistrustful.

As a verb dispute

is .

As an abbreviation raw is

(games) the rules as written: the actual rules appearing in the rulebook, as opposed to house rules, or as opposed to the rules that might have been intended (in the event of a mistake in the rulebook).

As a noun polemics

is the art or practice of making arguments or controversies.

As a verb dispute is

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As verbs the difference between dispute and arguing

is that dispute is while arguing is .

As a noun arguing is

argument.

As nouns the difference between dispute and settlement

is that dispute is an argument or disagreement, a failure to agree while settlement is the state of being settled.

As a verb dispute

is to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.

As a verb dispute

is .

As a noun grievance is

(countable) something which causes grief.