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påstand — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contention noun A claim or position put forward and argued for, especially in a debate.
  • statement noun Something said or written that expresses a fact, opinion, or position.

Senses

påstand is used for these senses in English:

  • contention A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.

contention — full definition

  1. noun A claim or position put forward and argued for, especially in a debate.
  2. noun Heated disagreement or dispute.
  3. noun Competition between parties or systems for a limited resource.

statement — full definition

  1. noun Something said or written that expresses a fact, opinion, or position.
  2. noun A regular document summarizing financial activity, such as for a bank account.

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