traverse
- A rejection of a specific fact claimed in the legal paperwork submitted by the other party
- The act of disputing a statement of fact or a legal accusation in a court case
- The defense lawyer decided to traverse the prosecution's assertion of guilt in the opening statements.
- In response to the allegations against my client, we will traverse in order to put doubt on their credibility.
- In the legal proceedings, it's their strategy to traverse the facts presented by the other side to strengthen their case.
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