adversus

Examples

• All

• The court case was officially titled Brown adversus Green in the legal records.

• The judge referred to the matter as Johnson adversus Smith during the proceedings.

• The case Smith v. Jones is listed as adversus in the legal documents.

• In legal terms, adversus indicates opposition between two parties.

• The court case was officially titled Brown adversus Green in the legal records.

• In older legal documents, you may find adversus used instead of 'versus' between party names.

• The judge referred to the matter as Johnson adversus Smith during the proceedings.

Synonyms

A

against

vsadversus

∞ 1.0

Not following advice, a rule, or someone's wish

is the Latin preposition used mainly in legal case titles

V

versus

vsadversus

666 2.3

To say that two people, teams, or ideas are against each other

is the Latin form used specifically in legal case names

G

gainst

vsadversus

• Archaic

2 9.9

In contact with something or in conflict with it, such as leaning on a tree and fighting an enemy

is the Latin preposition used in legal case names rather than poetic speech

Antonyms

F

for

∞ 1.0

Compared with others, showing something is surprising or appropriate

Surface Forms

Etymology