What is CONTROVERSY? Definition of CONTROVERSY in Black's Law Dictionary - Legal dictionary - Glossary of legal terms.
A litigated question; adversary proceeding in a court of law; a civil action or suit, either at law or in equity; a justiciable dispute. Barber v. Kennedy, 18 Minn. 216 (Gil. 196); State v. Guinotte, 156 Mo. 513, 57 S.W. 281, 50 L. R.A. 787.
It differs from "case," which includes all suits, criminal as well as civil; whereas "controversy" is a civil and not a criminal proceeding. Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 Da11. 419, 431, 432, 1 L.Ed. 440.
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