adversarial
adversarial
Definition
ad·ver·sar·ial (ad′vər ser′ē əl)
adjective
- of or characterized by opposition, disagreement, hostility, etc., as between adversaries
- 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
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