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con·tra·ven·tion
(kŏn′trə-vĕn′shən)n.
The act of contravening or the state of being contravened; a violation, contradiction, or inconsistency.
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con•tra•ven•tion
(ˌkɒn trəˈvɛn ʃən)n.
an act of contravening; violation or opposition.
[1570–80; contravene + -tion; compare Middle French contrevention]
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Noun | 1. | contravention - coming into conflict with resistance - group action in opposition to those in power |
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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.
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contravention
nounAn act or instance of breaking a law or regulation or of nonfulfillment of an obligation or promise, for example:
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Translations
مُخالَفَة القَانون
porušenípřestupek
modstridstrid
brot
karşı gelme/koyma
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
contravention
[ˌkɒntrəˈvɛnʃən] n [rules] → infraction f, violation fin contravention of → en violation de
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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
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contravention
[ˌkɒntrəˈvɛnʃ/ən] n contravention (of) (frm) → contravvenzione f (a), infrazione f (di)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
contravene
(kontrəˈviːn) verb to go against or break (a law, principle etc).
ˌcontraˈvention (-ˈvenʃən) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.