contradictory

  • 21contradictory — [ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt(ə)ri] adj contradictory statements, information, stories etc are different from each other and cannot both be true …

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  • 22contradictory — con•tra•dic•to•ry [[t]ˌkɒn trəˈdɪk tə ri[/t]] adj. n. pl. ries 1) involving contradiction; inconsistent: contradictory statements[/ex] 2) tending or inclined to contradict 3) pho logic a proposition so related to a second that it is impossible… …

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  • 23contradictory evidence — index answer (judicial response) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 24contradictory class locations — contradictory class location …

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  • 25contradictory class location — During the 1970s class analysis (particularly of a Marxist kind) was preoccupied with the problem of assigning class positions to those ‘intermediate’ roles (such as manager, supervisor, or salaried professional) which seemed to be neither… …

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  • 26contradictory instructions — Instructions given to the jury containing contradictory and conflicting rule without explanation, so that following one of them will lead to a result different from that which will obtain if another is followed. 53 Am J1st Trial § 557 …

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  • 27contradictory — 1. adjective ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktɚi a) That contradicts something, such as an argument. b) That is itself a contradiction. Syn: opposite, incompatible See Also: contradictorious 2 …

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  • 28contradictory — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. opposite, inconsistent, incongruous; see conflicting , different 1 , incongruous 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. differing, conflicting, inconsistent, contrary, discrepant, disagreeing, incongruous, antithetical,… …

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  • 29contradictory — con·tra dic·to·ry || ‚kÉ‘ntrÉ™ dɪhtÉ™rɪ / kÉ’n adj. opposing; inconsistent …

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  • 30contradictory — adjective mutually opposed or inconsistent. ↘containing inconsistent elements. ↘Logic (of two propositions) so related that one and only one must be true. Compare with contrary. Derivatives contradictorily adverb contradictoriness noun …

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