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drpaladin

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The justice system is set up to be adversarial.

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Bill W

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The etymology of "adversarial" traces back to the Latin word "adversus," meaning "Turned toward" or "opposite."  This root is also the foundation for "adversary," which evolved from the Latin "adversarius," signifying an opponent or enemy.  The word came to English via the Anglo-French adverser (13c.), Old French adversarie (12c., Modern French adversaire) "hostile opponent, enemy," or directly from Latin adversarius "an opponent, rival, enemy," noun use of adjective meaning."  The "-al" suffix was added to "adversary" in English to create the adjective "adversarial," meaning relating to or characteristic of an adversary or opposition. 

According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the earliest known use of the adjective "adversarial" in English is in the 1830s. The OED's earliest evidence for the word is from 1839.  Its earliest evidence appears in "Charter". 

Examples of "adversarial" used in a sentence:  
"With shared goals, there is less reason for conflict or adversarial relationships."
"She has obviously had an adversarial relationship with the media for a long time."
"We have an adversarial relationship with them."
"It makes the task of the lawyers much less adversarial!" 
"I think there is an adversarial relationship within the sports journalism business."
"There is always another challenge for dragons to face and an adversarial group attempting to thwart their reign of terror."
"These are quicker, cheaper, less adversarial and provide a better outcome for the court user." 
"First, the balance of power in wage bargaining has shifted as union coverage has declined and the unions have become far less adversarial."
"The majority have wished they had learned mediator skills earlier, and many expressed a distaste for the overly adversarial system they work in." 

 

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Bill W

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28 minutes ago, drpaladin said:

The justice system is set up to be adversarial.

And it proves it every time you go into a courtroom.  

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Paladin

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2 hours ago, drpaladin said:

The justice system is set up to be adversarial.

I can't argue against that!

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