in dispute

idiom

: disagreed on : being argued about
The matter/issue is still in dispute.

Examples of in dispute in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In short, prosecutors have offered piles of evidence about Trump’s efforts to conceal politically damaging evidence, which is neither criminal nor in dispute. The Editors, National Review, 29 May 2024 Seven years later, Mr. Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan hinges on that fleeting encounter, which is both critically important and completely in dispute. William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 27 May 2024 Wyandotte County was ordered to adjust its numbers to reflect agricultural use and repay any overages charged for the tax year in dispute. Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024 The vote of a sixth, the Yankton Sioux Tribe in southeastern South Dakota, is in dispute. George Petras, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024 As early as 2016, the road was in dispute and soon the conflict went to court. Nina Burleigh, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024 Advertisement Burns said the order affects more than 100 pieces of evidence but will not apply to internal records from the Sheriff’s Department’s Critical Incident Review Board that remain in dispute in a separate proceeding before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024 Other works that belonged to him are in dispute in court. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024 The fact of the payments and the false records isn't in dispute. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 15 Apr. 2024

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“In dispute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20dispute. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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