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adversarial Definition

ad·ver·sar·ial (ad′vər serē əl)

adjective

  1. of or characterized by opposition, disagreement, hostility, etc., as between adversaries
  2. adversary

adversarial Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: First, the balance of power in wage bargaining has shifted as union coverage has declined and the unions have become far less adversarial.
  • make: The problem of making mediation adversarial by attaching it to courts is also interestingly identified.

Adjective modifier

  • less: It makes the task of the lawyers much less adversarial!
  • inquisitorial: I think back to our teaching: tribunals are supposed to be inquisitorial, not adversarial.
  • cyclic: C++/STL, Linux, X. Algorithms: Weak, Strong, Strong Cyclic, and Weak adversarial Strong cyclic adversarial.
  • strong: C++/STL, Linux, X. Algorithms: Weak, Strong, Strong Cyclic, and Weak adversarial Strong cyclic adversarial.
  • cheap: These are quicker, cheaper, less adversarial and provide a better outcome for the court user.

Modifies a noun

  • litigation: In the ordinary course of adversarial litigation counsel or solicitor owes no duty to the lay client's adversary.
  • politics: In Britain adversarial politics find their nadir in prime minister's question time.
  • contest: Unlike an adversarial contest, it is for the Tribunal to seek all the relevant material.
  • proceeding: The inquisitorial format is a means of seeking out the truth in a way that would not be possible in adversarial proceedings.
  • relationship: Therefore, you will not be involved in adversarial relationships with your clients more typical of external audit relationships.
  • approach: Or perhaps an adversarial approach is easier to get.

Preposition: in

  • nature: The inquiry we are conducting is inquisitorial and not adversarial in nature.
  • character: Our approach in conducting the Inquiry is inquisitorial, not adversarial in character or indeed nature.