Controversion

We have an elected leader who claims that he is not subject to the rule of law and has acted, secretly, in controversion of the law. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Unfortunately, the world was not organized as a game of perfect competition; men did have the lamentable habit of sticking together in foolish disregard of the beneficent consequences of stubbornly following their self-interest; trade unions, for example, were in direct controversion to the principle of each for himself, and the undeniable fact of inequalities of wealth and position did make the starting position of the game something less than absolutely neutral. ❋ Robert L. Heilbroner (1999)

Rauf and others before the Islamic Society in London; they are marked by considerable shrewdness and breadth of view, and though their debatable points may present a few fallacies, their effective controversion requires unusual knowledge of affairs in Moslem countries. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

Pressures due to the widening of mines beyond the limits of safety must not be taken as a controversion of this statement, as all arches have limits of safety, more especially if the useless material below the theoretical intrados is only partly supported, or is allowed to be suspended from the natural arch. ❋ J. C. Meem (N/A)

One important demonstration was his controversion of the theory of abiogenesis, or "spontaneous generation," as propounded by Needham and Buffon. ❋ Unknown (1904)

But I am glad now to cite this capital instance in controversion of my youthful second-hand belief -- because it entirely accords with my more mature conviction that oral tradition, save as a tenacious preserver of place-names, is not to be trusted at all. ❋ Unknown (1881)

Within the cathedral walls, Schneider delivered a discourse in controversion of the Christian religion, which he concluded by solemnly renouncing; a number of Catholic ecclesiastics followed his example. ❋ Wolfgang Menzel (1835)

I do not understand, why this beautiful combination of sounds caused so much controversion … ❋ American Bedu (2010)

Bangle's design efforts have been fairly controversion, particularly the 7 series released in ❋ Unknown (2009)

Smoking ban in public places is good, but the implementation would be difficult, unless FPI do some more controversion action on that. ❋ Unknown (2009)

interesting, last name HERITAGE and yet in controversion of it ❋ Unknown (2008)