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undisputed

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dis⋅pute

  [di-spyoot] verb, -put⋅ed, -put⋅ing, noun
Use undisputed in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to engage in argument or debate.
2. to argue vehemently; wrangle or quarrel.
–verb (used with object)
3. to argue or debate about; discuss.
4. to argue against; call in question: to dispute a proposal.
5. to quarrel or fight about; contest.
6. to strive against; oppose: to dispute an advance of troops.
–noun
7. a debate, controversy, or difference of opinion.
8. a wrangling argument; quarrel.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME (< AF, OF desputer) < L disputāre to argue a point, equiv. to dis- dis- 1 + putāre to reckon, consider; see putative

Related forms:
dis⋅pute⋅less, adjective
dis⋅put⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
2. bicker, squabble. 8. disputation, altercation, wrangle, bickering, squabble. See argument.
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Word Origin & History

dispute 
c.1225 (implied in disputing), from O.Fr. desputer (12c.), from L. disputare "examine, discuss, argue," from dis- "separately" + putare "to count, consider." Used in Vulgate in sense of "to argue, contend with words."

undisputed 
1570, "not argued with," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of dispute. Meaning "not called into question" is attested from 1625.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: dispute
Function: noun
: an assertion of opposing views or claims : a disagreement as to rights; especially : one that is the subject of proceedings for resolution (as arbitration)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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