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contradecir.

(a loanword from Spanish)

Headword: 
contradecir.
Principal English Translation: 

to contradict, or protest the possession of land asserted by another person
(a loanword from Spanish)

Attestations from sources in English: 

inic allac quiContradisiroa in posesion quimotlania (Azcapotzalco, 1738)
Beyond the Codices, eds. Arthur J.O. Anderson, Frances Berdan, and James Lockhart (Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center, 1976), Doc. 17.

allac OquiContradisiro in posesion OquimoCuili (Azcapotzalco, 1738)
Beyond the Codices, eds. Arthur J.O. Anderson, Frances Berdan, and James Lockhart (Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center, 1976), Doc. 17.

themes: 
Land Tenure