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Definition of Contends
1. contend [v] - See also: contend
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contends
Literary usage of Contends
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"He contends that the price agreed upon was $200 per acre, and that when defendant
broke his contract by refusing to pay the $400 check the land had gone ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"The plaintiff in error contends that this decision was erroneous. ... »38 What
vessels were meant T Plaintiff in error contends they must be of the same ..."
3. The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England by John Campbell Campbell (1845)
"contends that supply should precede consideration of grievances. boldly argued
that it belonged to the Chancellor to issue the writs in vacation time, ..."
4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1889)
"Mr. Fleay fixes 1608 as the date of the original production, and contends
that 'Love's Cure' is an alteration by Massinger of a play by Beaumont and ..."
5. The Puritans: Or, The Church, Court, and Parliament of England, During the by Samuel Hopkins (1860)
"PETER WENTWORTH contends FOR THE RIGHT OF THE COMMONS TO FREE DEBATE. — HE is
SEQUESTERED, AND ORDERED UNDER ARREST TO ANSWER. — His EXAMINATION BEFORE A ..."
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