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Contention vs Protestation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between contention and protestation

is that contention is struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate while protestation is a formal solemn objection or other declaration.

contention

Noun

(en noun)
  • struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate
  • A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.
  • It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.
  • (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
  • Synonyms

    * gainstrife, (l), wrangling

    Derived terms

    * bone of contention

    protestation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a formal solemn objection or other declaration
  • * Latimer
  • The protestation of our faith.
  • (legal, historical) A declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist, and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or denial.
  • Anagrams

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