Plural of contention; heated disputes, arguments, or claims that someone asserts to be true.
From Latin contentio (a stretching together, dispute), maintaining the root from contendere. The plural -s marks multiple instances of disputes or claims.
In legal proceedings, multiple 'contentions' create the entire case—if a lawyer has five 'contentions' they're presenting five separate claims or arguments, each needing evidence to support it.
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