adversarial

 
Pronunciation: /ˌadvəˈsɛːrɪəl/

adjective

  • involving or characterized by conflict or opposition: the adversarial nature of the two-party system
  • Law (of a trial or legal proceedings) in which the parties in a dispute have the responsibility for finding and presenting evidence: an adversarial system of justiceCompare with accusatorial, inquisitorial.

Derivatives

adversarially

adverb