contraclamcy
The formal act of making an opposing claim or presenting a contradictory demand in response to an existing assertion. It refers to a state of defensive or retaliatory opposition, particularly within legal, technical, or highly structured debate contexts.
例文
3 / 5Despite the evidence, his response was a simple contraclamcy, denying everything without further proof.
Despite the evidence, his response was a simple contraclamcy, denying everything without further proof.
The defense attorney filed a formal contraclamcy to challenge the validity of the plaintiff's original suit.
The defense attorney filed a formal contraclamcy to challenge the validity of the plaintiff's original suit.
I'm tired of your constant contraclamcy; just once, could you agree with the plan?
I'm tired of your constant contraclamcy; just once, could you agree with the plan?
語族
覚え方のコツ
Think of 'Contra' (Against) and 'Clam' (to cry out, as in clamor). It is the 'clamor' or 'claim' you make 'against' someone else's.
クイックテスト
The defendant's counsel argued that the ________ filed by the other party was a tactical move to delay the trial.
正解!
正解は: contraclamcy
例文
Despite the evidence, his response was a simple contraclamcy, denying everything without further proof.
everydayDespite the evidence, his response was a simple contraclamcy, denying everything without further proof.
The defense attorney filed a formal contraclamcy to challenge the validity of the plaintiff's original suit.
formalThe defense attorney filed a formal contraclamcy to challenge the validity of the plaintiff's original suit.
I'm tired of your constant contraclamcy; just once, could you agree with the plan?
informalI'm tired of your constant contraclamcy; just once, could you agree with the plan?
The philosophical text explores the dialectic between assertion and contraclamcy in early modern logic.
academicThe philosophical text explores the dialectic between assertion and contraclamcy in early modern logic.
Our primary strategy during the merger negotiations was to meet every demand with a strategic contraclamcy.
businessOur primary strategy during the merger negotiations was to meet every demand with a strategic contraclamcy.
語族
よく使う組み合わせ
よく使うフレーズ
in a state of contraclamcy
in a state of contraclamcy
beyond contraclamcy
beyond contraclamcy
gesture of contraclamcy
gesture of contraclamcy
よく混同される語
Contumacy refers to stubborn disobedience to authority, while contraclamcy refers specifically to an opposing claim or argument.
A complaint is an initial grievance, whereas a contraclamcy is a responsive demand against a previous claim.
使い方のコツ
This word is highly specialized and mostly found in legal or formal academic writing. It should be used to describe the structural or procedural act of opposing a claim, rather than just a casual disagreement.
よくある間違い
Learners often use this word as a synonym for 'argument' in general, but it specifically requires a preceding claim to exist which it is responding to.
覚え方のコツ
Think of 'Contra' (Against) and 'Clam' (to cry out, as in clamor). It is the 'clamor' or 'claim' you make 'against' someone else's.
語源
Derived from the Latin 'contra' (against) combined with the root 'clamare' (to shout/claim) and the abstract noun suffix '-cy'.
文法パターン
クイックテスト
The defendant's counsel argued that the ________ filed by the other party was a tactical move to delay the trial.
正解!
正解は: contraclamcy
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