Both Uses of
contend
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- That was my contention.†
Chpt 2 *
- But what is most important is that the majority of our national crimes of violence bear witness to a widespread evil, now so general among us that it is difficult to contend against it.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(contend as in: She contended that...) to claim that something is true