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• contrary — I. noun (plural traries) Etymology: Middle English contrarie, from Anglo French contraire, contrairie, from Medieval Latin contrarius, from Latin, adjective, opposite, adverse, from contra opposite Date: 13th century 1. a fact or condition… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• contrary — I adjective abnegative, adversative, adverse, adversus, answering, antagonistic to, antipathetic, antithetic, antithetical, at cross purposes, at issue, at variance, averse, captious, conflicting, confutative, confuting, contradicting,… …   Law dictionary

• contrary — 1. The position of the main stress has fluctuated over the centuries, and the OED notes that poets from Chaucer to Spenser and Shakespeare placed it on both the first and the second syllable according to need. In current English, the stress is… …   Modern English usage

• contrary to law — I adjective criminal, false, felonious, illegal, illegitimate, improper, inaccurate, incorrect, inexact, lawless, malefactory, malfeasant, outlawed, prohibited, proscribed, tortious, unauthorized, unlawful, unlicensed, wrong associated concepts:… …   Law dictionary

• EVIDENCE — Non Evidentiary Proceedings in Biblical Law The revelation of divine law is found not only in legislation but also in adjudication in particular cases (cf. Lev. 24:12–13; Num. 15:32–34; 27:1–8; Deut. 1:17), whether through Moses or judges or… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• contrary — con|tra|ry1 [ˈkɔntrəri US ˈka:ntreri] n 1.) on the contrary/quite the contrary used to add to a negative statement, to disagree with a negative statement by someone else, or to answer no to a question ▪ It wasn t a good thing; on the contrary it… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• contrary — [[t]kɒ̱ntrəri, AM treri[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu v link ADJ to n Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other. This view is contrary to the aims of critical social research for a number of… …   English dictionary

• contrary, the — con|trar|y, the [ kan,treri ] noun * the opposite: Evidence suggests that the contrary is true. quite the contrary: I don t disagree quite the contrary I think you re absolutely right. on the contrary used for emphasizing that something is true,… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• contrary — 1 noun formal 1 on the contrary used for showing that you disagree completely with what has just been said: It wasn t a good thing; on the contrary it was a huge mistake. 2 to the contrary showing that the opposite is true: Unless there is… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• evidence — /ev i deuhns/, n., v., evidenced, evidencing. n. 1. that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof. 2. something that makes plain or clear; an indication or sign: His flushed look was visible evidence of his fever. 3.… …   Universalium

• contrary — 1. [ˈkɒntrəri] adj completely different, or opposed to something else a contrary view/opinion[/ex] 2. [ˈkɒntrəri] noun on the contrary used for emphasizing that the opposite of what has been said is true[/ex] The situation hasn t improved on the… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English