in dispute

idiom

: disagreed on : being argued about
The matter/issue is still in dispute.

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Even the terms of Combs’ jailhouse access to a laptop containing defense case materials have been in dispute. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024 How the money from the sale of the Ohtani ball will be divided is in dispute. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024 Supreme Court rules in favor of Jan. 6 defendant in dispute over obstruction charge Lower courts have flatly rejected Trump’s arguments. Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 28 June 2024 Nobody objects to deporting the roughly 1 million undocumented immigrants who have committed criminal offences; that is not in dispute. Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in dispute 

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“In dispute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20dispute. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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