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noun (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
noun a difference of opinion
noun the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
originFrom Middle English dissenten, from Latin dissentiō, dissentīre (“to differ in sentiments, disagree, be at odds, contradict, quarrel”), from dis- + sentiō, sentīre (see sense).
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