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context,n.1. The surrounding text of a word or passage, used to determine the meaning of that word or passage <his remarks were taken out of context>.2. Setting or environment <in the context of foreign relations>. — contextual,adj. [Blacks Law 8th]

contested hearing.See HEARING. [Blacks Law 8th]

contested divorce.See DIVORCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

contestation of suit (kon-tes-tay-sh<<schwa>>n).Eccles. law. The point in an action when the defendant answers the plaintiff’s libel (i.e., complaint); the plea and joinder of an issue. — Also termed litis contestatio. [Blacks Law 8th]

contestatio litis (kon-tes-tay-shee-oh lI-tis). [Latin “contestation of suit”] See LITIS CONTESTATIO. [Blacks Law 8th]

contestant. 1. One who contests the validity of a will, trust, or other legal instrument. — Also termed objectant; caveator. 2.Trademarks. One who challenges the placement of a trademark on the Principal Register. • The term refers to a challenger in (1) an interference proceeding, (2) an opposition proceeding before a mark is placed on…

contestability  clause    (k<<schwa>>n-tes-t<<schwa>>-bil-<<schwa>>-tee).Insurance.      A policy provision setting forth when and under what conditions the insurer may contest a claim or void the policy based on a representation or omission made when the policy was issued. • Contestability clauses usu. lapse after two years. — Also termed contestable clause. Cf. INCONTESTABILITY CLAUSE. [Cases: Insurance  2950,…

contest (k<<schwa>>n-test), vb.1. To strive to win or hold; contend <he chose to contest for the prize>.2. To litigate or call into question; challenge < they want to contest the will>.3. To deny an adverse claim or assert a defense to it in a court proceeding <she contests that charge>. — contest (kon-test), n. [Blacks Law…

conterminous,adj.1. Sharing a common boundary <the surveyor set a new line between the conterminous counties>. — Also termed coterminous. 2. Enclosed within a common boundary <all 48 conterminous states of this country>. [Blacks Law 8th]

content-valid test.A job-applicant examination that bears a close relationship to the skills required  by the job. • Content-validation   studies are often performed in employment-discrimination cases that contest the validity of an examination. [Cases: Civil Rights 1142, 1546. C.J.S. Civil Rights §§ 29, 144, 170.] “The simplest form of test validation is where the test replicates major portions…