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Adverse
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adverse adj
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: opposed to one's interests
: operating to one's detriment [an verdict]
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.