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oppugn
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op·pugn  (-pyn)
tr.v. op·pugned, op·pugn·ing, op·pugns
To oppose, contradict, or call into question.

[Middle English oppugnen, from Latin oppugnre, to attack : ob-, against; see ob- + pugnre, to fight with the fist; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]

op·pugner n.

oppugn [əˈpjuːn]
vb
(tr) to call into question; dispute
[from Latin oppugnāre, from ob- against + pugnāre to fight, from pugnus clenched fist; see pugnacious]
oppugner  n
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Verb1.oppugn - challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter"
challenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"


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[I]f a legislative act oppugns a constitutional principle, the former must give way, and be rejected on the force of repugnance.
at 309 ("I take it to be a clear position; that if a legislative act oppugns a constitutional principle, the former must give way, and be rejected on the score of repugnance.
 
 
 
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