Definition of "versus" []

• Against: the plaintiff versus the defendant; Army versus Navy. (preposition)
• As the alternative to or in contrast with: "freedom of information versus invasion of privacy” ( Ian Hamilton). (preposition)

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• "But in a case that would come down largely to his word versus hers, prosecutors believed the weaknesses in her history were extremely damaging."
• ""When you're looking at a game, what's a word versus what's a sentence versus what's a chapter versus what's a whole book?" he asked rhetorically."
• "It is hard to know how the scale is tilting between Corzine's "desire to clear his name versus his lawyer's desire to not have him answer questions" Slotnick says."