Definitions of disputation

1. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; " they were involved in a violent argument"

2. the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition ( usually followed by a vote)

3. A debate; verbal controversy; an altercation.

4. A contest in argument: an exercise in debate.

5. Act of disputing; contest in argument.

6. The act of disputing; controversy; discussion; argumentation.

7. The act of disputing; a contest in argument on opposide sides of a question; an exercise in argumentation on opposite sides for the sake of practice.

8. A controversy; a contest in words.