Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Contestation \Con`tes*ta"tion\, n. [L. contestatio testimony:
   cf. F. contestation a contesting.]
   1. The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife;
      dispute. ``Loverlike contestation.'' --Milton.

            After years spent in domestic, unsociable
            contestations, she found means to withdraw.
                                                  --Clarendon.

   2. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony. [Obs.]

            A solemn contestation ratified on the part of God.
                                                  --Barrow.

Source : WordNet®

contestation
     n : a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong
         disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
         [syn: {controversy}, {contention}, {disputation}, {disceptation},
          {tilt}, {argument}, {arguing}]