con·tra·ven·tion (k n tr -v n shn)n. The act of contravening; a violation. |
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| Noun | 1. | contravention - coming into conflict with resistance - group action in opposition to those in power |
contravention
noun
1. breach, violation, infringement, trespass, disobedience, transgression, infraction They are in direct contravention of the law.
2. conflict, interference, contradiction, hindrance, rebuttal, refutation, disputation, counteraction He denied that the new laws were a contravention of fundamental rights.
Translations
contravention [ˌkɒntrəˈvɛnʃən] n [rules] → infraction f, violation f
in contravention of → en violation de
in contravention of → en violation de
contravention
n → Verstoß m → (of gegen), Verletzung f (→ of +gen); (of law also) → Übertretung f (→ of +gen); to be in contravention of … → gegen … verstoßen; to act in contravention of something → einer Sache (dat) → zuwiderhandeln
contravention [ˌkɒntrəˈvɛnʃ/ən] n contravention (of) (frm) → contravvenzione f (a), infrazione f (di)
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