The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute. "Loverlike contestation." Milton. After years spent in domestic, unsociable contestations, she found means to withdraw. Clarendon.
Proof by witness; attestation; testimony. [Obs.] A solemn contestation ratified on the part of God. Barrow.
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