dispute

dis|pute1 [ dı`spjut ] noun count or uncount ***

a serious disagreement, especially one between groups of people that lasts for a long time:

dispute between: a territorial dispute between rival gangs

dispute over: a dispute over pay

dispute with: Monroe's behavior eventually led to a dispute with the umpire.

beyond dispute

impossible to disagree with:

The main part of his argument was beyond dispute.

in dispute

1. ) involved in a public disagreement about something:

in dispute over: We are in dispute over the terms and conditions of his employment.

in dispute with: Clerical workers found themselves in bitter dispute with the hospital management.

2. ) if facts are in dispute, people disagree about them:

The facts in this case are not in dispute.

It is not in dispute that Mr. Turner has suffered serious injuries.

open to dispute

if something is open to dispute, people disagree about it

dispute

dis|pute 2 [ dı`spjut ] verb *

1. ) transitive to say that something such as a fact is not true or correct:

They do not dispute the fact that the company is in trouble.

He disputed claims that the drug had not been adequately tested.

2. ) intransitive or transitive to argue about something:

The outcome of the election was immediately disputed by the other party.