خُصُومَةٌ

Contention or altercation; disputation; litigation; (K, TA;) a subst. from 3 (S, TA) or 8 (JK, * TA) and 6, as also ↓ خُصْمَةٌ and ↓ خُصْمَانِيَّةٌ. (TA.) فَصْلُ الخُصُومَةِ: see article فصل. [See also an example voce حُكْمٌ.]