- dissenting
- dissenting dissenting adj.
disagreeing, especially with a majority.
Syn: dissentient, dissident. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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dissenting — I adjective arguing, argumentative, at cross purposes, at issue, at loggerheads, at odds, at variance, caviling, clashing, conflicting, conflictive, conflictory, contentious, contradicting, controverting, debating, declining to agree, demurring,… … Law dictionary
Dissenting — Dissent Dis*sent , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dissented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissenting}.] [L. dissentire, dissentum; dis + sentire to feel, think. See {Sense}.] 1. To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; followed by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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dissenting opinion — see opinion Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. dissenting opinion … Law dictionary
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dissenting shares — USA Shares held by stockholders exercising the statutory remedy of appraisal rights to object to certain extraordinary actions taken by the company (such as mergers). Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www … Law dictionary
Dissenting academies — The dissenting academies were schools, colleges and nonconformist seminaries (often institutions with aspects of all three) run by dissenters. They formed a significant part of England’s educational systems from the mid seventeenth to nineteenth… … Wikipedia
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