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contra definition - legal

adj

Latin

  1. Against; in contradiction or opposition to; in answer or reply to. See also precedent.
  2. In legal citation, an indication to the reader that the cited authority supports a contrary position.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
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