disputants

Tavern the disputants were a Mr. Moon and a Mr. Hunt, who began their quarrel in the house, "and as they came out at the door they drew their swords, and the latter was run through and immediately died."

Inns and Taverns of Old London

Purchase Act. After all other agencies failed, the landlord's sister called the disputants before her to the disputed spot, stepped the distance of the land debatable, drove her walking-stick into a crevice of the rock (disputes are passionate in opposite ratio to the value of the land) and, collecting stones, built a small cairn round it.

Irish Books and Irish People Stephen Lucius Gwynn 1907

The louder of the disputants was a man of about fifty, dressed like a prosperous merchant; his cheeks were flabby, his chin triple or quadruple, his short neck, always very red, grew crimson as he excited himself.

The Crown of Life George Gissing 1880

He opened his window quietly, intending to throw in his bass with startling effect, when, to his surprise, he found the disputants were his dairymaid and Jael Dence.

Put Yourself in His Place Charles Reade 1849

He approached her, for the conversers (they cannot be termed disputants who in all points agree) were too much occupied with their subject, and with themselves (I beg pardon, I mean with each other; the word slipped out unawares) to notice them.

The Enchantress; or, Where Shall I Find Her? A Tale 1801

One advantage to disputants that mediation offers over litigation is this: it allows those who are directly involved in the dispute and most knowledgeable about the facts and the issues involved - namely the disputants themselves - to be in charge of designing the resolution - rather than leaving the outcome in the hands of a judge and jury who may well know

Mediation Channel 2008

On what grounds is the woman question fought, and by what kind of disputants?

Woman and Womanhood A Search for Principles 1909

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The Enchantress; or, Where Shall I Find Her? A Tale 1801

“Indeed, in such cases, trying to evaluate the arguments on their merits will tend to lead to an erroneous conclusion more often than simply trying to gauge the credibility of the various disputants.”

Climate Change and Argumentative Fallacies 2009

Indeed, in such cases, trying to evaluate the arguments on their merits will tend to lead to an erroneous conclusion more often than simply trying to gauge the credibility of the various disputants.

Climate Change and Argumentative Fallacies 2009