disputation
noun [ C or U ] formal uk/ˌdɪs.pjuˈteɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌdɪs.pjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/
（严肃的）争论，辩论
disagreement or debate (= formal discussion of a topic on which people disagree)
In religious disputation, there is no place for insult or invective. 在宗教议题的辩论中不应使用侮辱和谩骂的语言。
This led to long legal disputations. 这导致了长期的法律上的争论。
See: dispute
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- There will soon be no need for disputation on the future of the National Health Service because it will effectively have ceased to exist.
- The show is a mix of philosophical disputation and broad satire.
- The reformation was the great religious disputation that convulsed 16th-century Europe.
- People need to be taught facts before they can engage in disputations.