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ar·gue vb ar·gued, ar·gu·ingvi1: to give reasons for or against a matter in disputearguing for an extension2: to present a case in courtwill argue for the defensevt1 a: to give reasons for or againstargued the issue before the judgeb: to prove or try to prove by giving reasons or evidencewill argue invasion of privacy2: to present in courtlawyers in court filing briefs and arguing appeals — Rorie Shermanar·gu·able adj
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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advance, affirm, allege, argumentari, assert, challenge, claim, confute, conligere, contend, contend in argument, contest, controvert, de re disserere, debate, disagree, dispute, elucidate, emphasize, enunciate, establish, explain, expostulate, express, maintain, make an assertion, oppose, present reasons against, present reasons for, proclaim, pronounce, propose, propound, put forth, reason upon, remonstrate, set forth, show, state with conviction, stress, submit, urge
associated concepts: a posteriori, a priori, ab inconvenienti, ad hominem, arguendo
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bear (adduce), bespeak, bicker, challenge, collide (clash), conflict, contend (dispute), contend (maintain), contest, contradict, controvert, cross (disagree with), debate, differ (vary), disaccord, disagree, dispute (debate), dissent (differ in opinion), expostulate, haggle, insist, posit, propound, reason (persuade), rebut
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
См. также в других словарях:
argue — ⇒ARGUE, subst. fém. TECHNOL. Machine à cabestan maintenant la filière où sont dégrossis les blocs d or, d argent, de cuivre ou de laiton; p. ext. la filière elle même ou l atelier où elle fonctionne. ♦ Bureaux de l argue. Lieu ,,où les orfèvres… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Argue — Ar gue, v. t. 1. To debate or discuss; to treat by reasoning; as, the counsel argued the cause before a full court; the cause was well argued. [1913 Webster] 2. To prove or evince; too manifest or exhibit by inference, deduction, or reasoning.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
argue — argüe (del cat. u occit. «argue»; ant.) m. *Cabrestante. * * * argue. (Del cat. o prov. argue). m. desus. cabrestante (ǁ torno de eje vertical) … Enciclopedia Universal
Argue — Ar gue, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Argued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arguing}.] [OE. arguen, F. arguer, fr. L. argutare, freq. of arguere to make clear; from the same root as E. argent.] 1. To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
argüe — (del cat. u occit. «argue»; ant.) m. *Cabrestante. * * * argüe. m. p. us. cabrestante (ǁ torno de eje vertical) … Enciclopedia Universal
argue — [v1] verbally fight altercate, bandy, battle, bicker, break with, buck, bump heads, contend, cross, cross swords, disagree, dispute, face down, face off, feud, gang up on, get in one’s face*, go one on one, hammer, hammer away, hash, hash over,… … New thesaurus
argue — ► VERB (argues, argued, arguing) 1) exchange diverging or opposite views heatedly. 2) give reasons or cite evidence in support of something. ● argue the toss Cf. ↑argue the toss … English terms dictionary
argue — (Del cat.) o prov. argue). m. desus. cabrestante (ǁ torno de eje vertical) … Diccionario de la lengua española
argue — [är′gyo͞o] vi. argued, arguing [ME arguen < OFr arguer < VL argutare, for L argutari, to prattle, freq. of arguere, to make clear, prove < IE base * ar(e)g , gleaming (see ARGENT); OFr meaning and form infl. by arguere] 1. to give… … English World dictionary
argué — argué, ée (ar gu é, ée) part. passé. Pièce arguée de faux … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
