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# Adversarial Dispute

> Adversarial disputes are Justly's live dispute type for resolving binary conflicts between two opposing parties.

An **adversarial dispute** resolves a conflict between two opposing parties through neutral human judgment and on-chain execution.

It is the primary dispute type supported in the current version of Justly.

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### Overview

An adversarial dispute involves:

* a **Claimer**, who initiates the case,
* a **Defender**, who responds to it,
* and a panel of jurors who evaluate the evidence.

Both sides of the dispute must be fully funded before adjudication starts.
Those amounts may be paid by the parties themselves or by a sponsor or platform on their behalf.

Jurors evaluate the record and produce a binary outcome.
If no effective vote exists at finalization, the defender is the default outcome.

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### When to use an adversarial dispute

Adversarial disputes are suitable when:

* responsibility or fault is contested,
* the outcome is binary,
* and a clear winner must be determined.

Typical use cases include:

* marketplaces and peer-to-peer transactions,
* freelancer and contractor platforms,
* fintech and payment disputes,
* and protocol-level human arbitration.

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### Participants

#### Claimer

The claimer is the party that initiates the dispute.

The claimer is responsible for:

* opening the dispute,
* submitting evidence during the evidence window,
* and ensuring the claimer side of the dispute is funded.

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#### Defender

The defender is the party responding to the claim.

The defender is responsible for:

* submitting counter-evidence during the evidence window,
* and ensuring the defender side of the dispute is funded.

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#### Jurors

Jurors are independent participants selected through protocol-defined assignment.

Jurors:

* review the evidence,
* commit and reveal votes,
* and are economically incentivized to vote coherently.

Jurors are never parties to the dispute.

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### Dispute flow

1. The dispute is created in `Created`.
2. Both sides are fully funded.
3. The dispute moves to `Evidence` and evidence can be submitted.
4. Evidence closes and the dispute moves to `Commit`.
5. Juror assignment begins and selected jurors commit votes.
6. The dispute moves to `Reveal` and jurors reveal votes.
7. The dispute finalizes in `Finished`.

All steps follow predefined rules enforced by smart contracts.

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### Appeals

The current live version resolves adversarial disputes in a single finalized round.

Appeals are planned for a later version and are not part of the current implementation.

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### Guarantees

Adversarial disputes in Justly provide:

* **Neutrality**: jurors are independent and randomly assigned.
* **Economic alignment**: incentives reward coherent voting and penalize incoherence.
* **Deterministic execution**: outcomes are enforced by smart contracts.
* **Predictable structure**: all rules are defined upfront by the protocol.

Justly does not interpret evidence, influence jurors, or intervene in outcomes.

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### Status

**Live (Current Implementation)**