To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.
To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
To call into question; to oppose.
To contend.
Controversy; debate.
Struggle for superiority; combat.
A competition.
To make a stipulation.
To enter into, or promise something by, a covenant.
To enter a formal agreement.
To bind oneself in contract.
A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied.
An incidental clause in an agreement.
An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.