in dispute

1. Disagreed about, in controversy. For example, This parcel of land is in dispute, claimed by several persons, or The origin of this phrase is in dispute. [Mid-1600s]

Example Sentences

It's not in dispute that the defendant sent the relevant social media posts between 11 October and 27 October, and it's not in dispute that the defendant seized and threw the phone of the complainant.

From BBC

"What's in dispute is the ground itself – who does and who doesn't have rights to this ground."

From BBC

In dispute is whether the failure of steel equipment at the top of an Edison transmission tower on the night of Oct.

From Los Angeles Times

The two countries have long been in dispute - a legacy of the Balkan wars of the 1990s – with tensions rising in recent years.

From BBC

The professional piano tuner has been locked in dispute with the supplier for five years, accusing the company of billing his Wolverhampton home based on "guesstimates" rather than actual metre readings.

From BBC

Related Words

• arguable 
• doubtful 
• dubious 
• moot 
• problematic 
• questionable 
• uncertain