in dispute

idiom

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

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Summary judgment is granted if the court believes the parties aren’t in dispute about key facts and that the legal debate should be resolved a particular way. Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025 What’s not in dispute and what RCL acknowledges is the exception to requiring arbitration would be if a guest suffered physical injury. Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025 Grijalva's election result was not in dispute. Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025 The difference is likely tied to his 2018 pay package, which is still in dispute and is valued at between $60 billion and $100 billion. Robert Frank, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in dispute

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“In dispute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20dispute. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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