WorldSeptember 4, 2026
controvert
KON-truh-vurt
Definition
To deny, dispute, or provide evidence against a claim or assertion made in a legal setting.
Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'contra' (against) and 'vertere' (to turn), the word originally meant to turn against or oppose in argument.
In the news
The judge used the word to explain that because the defendants failed to effectively deny the allegations in the prosecution's counter-affidavit, the court accepted those claims as facts.
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