DISPUTE

[verb]Few would dispute his status as the finest artist of the period. [T]The legal status of her will was disputed for years after her death. [T]Critics have disputed the official unemployment figures. [T]The two countries have disputed (over) that stretch of land for years. [I or T]The circumstances of her death have been hotly disputed. [T]I don't dispute (that) his films are entertaining but they haven't got much depth. [+ (that) clause]They're disputing with the local council over the proposed new road. [I]