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contra¹ Definition

con·tra (kän′trə)

against

Etymology: L

contra² Definition

con·tra (kän′trə, kōn′-)

noun

a member of any of the groups which sought to overthrow the Sandinista government in Nicaragua

Etymology: AmSp, short for contrarrevolucionario, a counterrevolutionary

contra Law Definition

adj

Latin

  1. Against; in contradiction or opposition to; in answer or reply to. See also precedent.
  2. In legal citation, an indication to the reader that the cited authority supports a contrary position.
contra Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • set: There may be as many couples in a contra set as the dance hall will allow.

Adjective modifier

  • sed: But we should first note a few points that we can discern from reading the sed contra.

Modifies a noun

  • proferentem: The words had to be construed contra proferentem - against the party that sought to rely on them.
  • posaune: Willis declared the contra posaune to be the finest double reed on 7in. wind that had ever been turned out of his works.
  • mundum: It was an insight into that vitality which made Athanasius strong contra mundum.
  • bassoon: Graeme Kay has arranged the Legends for double wind quintet with contra bassoon.
  • indication: Beta blocker Unless there is a contra indication give oral beta blocker for at least 1 year, if tolerated.
  • bass: The last movement begins with overblown harmonics using piccolos and bass & contra bass flutes.

Noun used with modifier

  • argument: His is an argument contra the prohibition of believing whenever the evidence is silent.
  • omnium: Hobbes also founded his Leviathan State upon the otherwise unconquerable chaos, the bellum omnium contra omnes, of individualistic society.