DISSENT


Meaning of DISSENT in English

I. də̇ˈsent intransitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English dissenten, from Latin dissentire, from dis- dis- (I) + sentire to feel — more at sense

1. : to withhold assent : not to approve : object

dissenting to the most outrageous invasion of private right ever set forth as a decision of the court — J.P.Boyd

2.

a. : to differ in opinion : disagree

dissent from the prevailing opinion

all who dissent from its orthodox doctrines are scoundrels — H.L.Mencken

b. archaic : to be in discord : quarrel

c. : to differ from an established church in the matter of doctrines, rites, or government

dissenting from the Church of England

Synonyms: see differ

II. noun

( -s )

1.

a. : difference of opinion : nonagreement , nonconcurrence , disagreement : as

(1) : religious dissension or nonconformity

(2) : a justice's statement with or without an accompanying opinion of nonconcurrence with a decision of the majority of the justices of a court

b. : an instance of such disagreement or nonconcurrence

his major dissents have now become the law — Francis Biddle

2. obsolete : disparity , diversity , difference

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