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versus, against
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against — In opposition; contrary to. See versus. against evidence. See verdict against evidence … Ballentine's law dictionary
versus — index contra Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 versus adv … Law dictionary
versus — ver‧sus [ˈvɜːsəs ǁ ˈvɜːr ] abbreviation v or vs. preposition LAW used to show that two people or companies are against each other in a legal case: • The judge agreed with the decision in Whit … Financial and business terms
versus — mid 15c., in legal case names, denoting action of one party against another, from L. versus turned toward or against, from pp. of vertere to turn, from PIE *wert to turn, wind, from root *wer to turn, bend (Cf. O.E. weard toward, originally… … Etymology dictionary
versus — [vʉr′səs] prep. [ML < L, toward, turned in the direction of < vertere, to turn: see VERSE] 1. in contest against [plaintiff versus defendant] 2. in contrast with; by way of an alternative to [peace versus war] … English World dictionary
versus — Against. The meaning of versus and its abbreviation vs. is well understood and it is quite as appropriate, even in a pleading, as the word against could be. They have, in fact, become engrafted upon the English language, at least so far as they… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Versus — Ver sus, prep. [L., toward, turned in the direction of, from vertere, versum, to turn. See {Verse}.] Against; as, John Doe versus Richard Roe; chiefly used in legal language, and abbreviated to v. or vs. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
versus — ► PREPOSITION 1) against. 2) as opposed to; in contrast to. ORIGIN Latin, towards … English terms dictionary
against — [prep] opposite to across, adjacent, contra, contrary to, counter to, facing, in contrast to, in opposition to, opposed to, opposing, versus; concept 564 … New thesaurus
versus — against; in contrast to Latin Adverbs and Prepositions … Phrontistery dictionary
versus — [[t]vɜ͟ː(r)səs[/t]] 1) PREP You use versus to indicate that two figures, ideas, or choices are opposed. Only 18.8% of the class of 1982 had some kind of diploma four years after high school, versus 45% of the class of 1972. ...bottle feeding… … English dictionary
