controverted

Meaning

of Controvert

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Phrases with the word

Examples

It will be necessary to dwell on futile reasoning and visionary hypothesis because the most extravagant systems were often invented or controverted by men of acknowledged talent. Charles Lyell

The principles which men profess on any controverted subject are usually a very incomplete exponent of the opinions they really hold. John Stuart Mill

The sole reason Charles I assembled Parliament in November, 1640 was to ask it to pass finance bills, since the controverted taxation of ship money was unpopular, and since the Bishops' Wars had bankrupted him. Source: Internet

In every such case, the act of Congress, or the treaty, is supreme; and the law of the State, though enacted in the exercise of powers not controverted, must yield to it." Source: Internet

The significance of this clause, however, is extremely ambiguous, and the issues it raised would be seriously controverted in the future. Source: Internet