Contentious
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Contested; litigated; litigious; having power to decidecontroversy. Contentious jurisdiction (Eng. Eccl. Law), jurisdictionover matters in controversy between parties, in contradistinction tovoluntary jurisdiction, or that exercised upon matters not opposed orcontroverted.
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tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome
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Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
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