adversary

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Opponent or litigant, as, for example, in a legal controversy or litigation.

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noun

One that opposes another in a battle, contest, controversy, or debate: antagonist, opponent, opposer, opposition, oppositionist, resister. See resist/yield, support/oppose.

n

Definition: opponent
Antonyms: ally, assistant, backer, friend, helper, helpmate, supporter

Opponent or litigant in a legal controversy or litigation. See adverse party.

For a list of words related to adversary, see:

• Judges, Lawyers, and Others in the Court System - adversary: opposite party in litigation
• Opposition, Disagreement, and Attack - adversary: person or group that opposes or attacks; opponent

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - modstander, fjende
adj. - fjende-, som er imod, fjendtlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
vijand, tegenpartij, conflicterend

Français (French)
n. - adversaire
adj. - défavorable, hostile, contraire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gegner
adj. - (Rechtsw.) gegnerisch, feindlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αντίπαλος, ανταγωνιστής, εχθρός, πολέμιος

Italiano (Italian)
avversario, opponente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - adversário (m), inimigo (m)

Русский (Russian)
враг, противник

Español (Spanish)
n. - adversario, oponente, enemigo, rival
adj. - relativo al oponente o adversario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - motståndare, fiende

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
敌手, 对手, 敌手的, 敌对的, 对立利益所系, 牵涉到敌对各方的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 敵手, 對手
adj. - 敵手的, 敵對的, 對立利益所繫, 牽涉到敵對各方的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 적
adj. - 적의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 敵, 相手, 反対者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عدو, خصم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יריב, אויב‬
adj. - ‮מתנגד‬

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