reject a contention
Frequency: 6.79.1 per million words
To refuse to accept a claim or opinion.
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- The judge rejected the lawyer's contention that the evidence was inadmissible.
- The academic panel has firmly rejected the contention that the study's methodology was flawed.
- This long-held scientific contention was ultimately rejected due to new discoveries.
- The opposition party rejects the government's contention that the new policy will boost the economy.
- We must reject the contention that our competitor's product is superior without concrete proof.
- In my closing argument, I will reject the contention made by my opponent about the historical facts.
- By the end of the trial, the jury had rejected every contention the prosecution had put forward.
- Rejecting his contention was easy because he offered no supporting evidence.
- If you reject their contention, you must provide a well-reasoned counterargument.
- The CEO stated, "We unequivocally reject the contention that our company acted unethically."