with respect

with respect
   you are wrong
   Used in polite discussion and jargon of the courts where an advocate wishes to contradict a judge without prejudicing his case:
    There is high authority for the view that (with respect) means 'You are wrong'.. .just as 'with great respect' means 'you are utterly wrong' and 'with the utmost respect' equals 'send for the men in white coats'. (Mr Justice Staughton, quoted in Daily Telegraph, February 1987)

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