controversé, -e, adj., controverted; debated, argued pro and con, disputed.
controverser, v.a., to controvert, to dispute, to discuss.
controversiste, n.m., controvertist, disputant, controversialist.
contumace, n.f., contumacy, non-appearance, default, contempt of court; contumaciousness, obstinacy, perverseness. Condamner par —; to sentence by default. Purger la —; to plead against a judgment given in default.
contumace, n.m. and f., (jur.) defaulter, one in contumacy.
contumace, adj., contumacious; (fig.) rebellious.
contumacer, v.a., (l.u.) (criminal law) to judge or try by default. Se laisser —; to let judgment go by default.
contumax, adj., (l.u.) contumacious.
contumax, n.m., one guilty of contumacy (canon law).
contus, -e, adj. bruised, contused.