contravene

con·tra·vene  (kntr-vn)

tr.v. con·tra·vened, con·tra·ven·ing, con·tra·venes

1. To act or be counter to; violate: contravene a direct order.

2. To oppose in argument; gainsay: contravened the proposal. See Synonyms at deny.

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[French contrevenir, from Medieval Latin contrvenre, to transgress, from Late Latin, to oppose : Latin contr-, contra- + Latin venre, to come; see g^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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contra·vener n.

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contravene [ˌkɒntrəˈviːn]

vb (tr)

1. to come into conflict with or infringe (rules, laws, etc.)

2. to dispute or contradict (a statement, proposition, etc.)

[from Late Latin contrāvenīre, from Latin contra- + venīre to come]

contravener  n

contravention  [ˌkɒntrəˈvɛnʃən] n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	contravene - go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" infringe, run afoul, conflict breach, infract, transgress, violate, go against, offend, break - act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"
	2.	contravene - deny the truth of contradict, negate disagree, take issue, differ, dissent - be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" deny - declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"

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contravene

verb

1. (Formal) break, violate, go against, infringe, disobey, transgress He said the article did not contravene the industry's code of conduct.

2. conflict with, cross, oppose, interfere with, thwart, contradict, hinder, go against, refute, counteract This deportation order contravenes basic human rights.

Translations

contravene [ˌkɒntrəˈviːn] VT (= infringe) [+ law] → contravenir; (= go against) → ir en contra de; (= dispute) → oponerse a

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contravene [ˌkɒntrəˈviːn] vt [+ rules, law] → enfreindre, contrevenir à

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contravene

vt law, custom etc (action, behaviour) → verstoßen gegen, verletzen; (person also) → zuwiderhandeln (+dat)

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contravene [ˌkɒntrəˈviːn] vt (frm) → contravvenire a

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contravene [ˌkɒntrəˈviːn] vt (frm) → contravvenire a

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contravene

v contravene [kontrəˈviːn]

to go against or break (a law, principle etc). oortree يُخالِف القانون престъпвам (закона) jednat proti (zákonu), porušit (předpisy) overtræde; bryde; handle imod zuwiderhandeln παραβαίνω contravenir, violar, infringir (seadusest) üle astuma تخطی کردن؛ زیر پا گذاشتن rikkoa contrevenir (à) לְהָפֵר कानून का उल्लंघन करना prekršiti ellenszegül melanggar brjóta gegn contravvenire a 違反する 위반하다 pažeisti pārkāpt (likumu u.tml.) melanggar overtreden imøtegå, bestride, overtre naruszać infringir a contraveni нарушать porušiť kršiti prekršiti kränka, överträda โต้แย้ง; ฝ่าฝืน karşı gelmek/koymak 違反 порушувати كيخلاف كرنا vi phạm 违反

n contraˈvention [-ˈvenʃən]

oortreding مُخالَفَة القَانون нарушение porušení, přestupek modstrid; strid die Zuwiderhandlung παράβαση contravención, infracción üleastumine سرپیچی؛ نقض rikkomus infraction הֲפָרָה उल्‍लंघन, खंडन prekršaj áthágás, megszegés pelanggaran contravvenzione, infrazione 違反 위반 pažeidimas (likuma) pārkāpšana perlanggaran overtreding overtredelse naruszenie infracção contra­venţie нарушение porušenie kršitev prekršaj kränkning, överträdelse การฝ่าฝืนกฎ karşı gelme/koyma 違反 порушення خلاف ورزى hành vi vi phạm 违反