Gainsaid: meaning, definitions and examples

legal term

Gainsaid is a term used in legal contexts to indicate the act of denying or contradicting a statement or claim. It is often employed in legal documents and proceedings to denote that a party disputes the truth of a specific assertion. Gainsaying implies an assertion that is contrary to or opposes what has been previously stated. The use of the term is mostly seen in formal contexts, especially in court settings.

contradict, deny, refute

Examples of usage

• The witness gainsaid the defendant's account.

• In his testimony, he gainsaid the allegations against him.

• The witness's testimony gainsaid the prosecution's narrative.