состязание(a struggle, competition etc. to gain an advantage or victory • a sporting contest); соревнование(* competition an organized event in which people or teams compete against each other, especially in order to win a prize: My sister entered a dance competition. | The winner of the competition will be announced in June. * contest a competition in which people do an activity, and a group of judges decide the winner: a beauty contest | a contest to find America’s strongest man. LDCE Alexander Demidov); соперничество; спор; столкновение; борьба; конкурс; дискуссия; конкуренция; олимпиада; полемика; противоборство; прения; пререкание
опровергать спорить(While Henry Blackwell has pleaded not guilty, his lawyers do not contest that Mr. Blackwell killed his wife and her two friends. They are fighting to have Mr. Blackwell's life spared, saying he snapped under the emotional load of his marriage. — Хотя Генри Блеквел заявил о непризнании вины, его адвокаты не опровергали того факта, что он убил жену и двух её друзей. Оии пытаются сохранить ему жизнь, ссылаясь на то, что он сорвался под эмоциональным грузом семейных проблем.)
обжаловать(In the latest case, Illston sided with the FBI after Google contested the constitutionality and necessity of the letters but again put her ruling on hold until the 9th Circuit rules4uzhoj)