Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To act or be in violation of (a law, directive, or principle, for example); violate.
- transitive verb To be inconsistent with; be contrary to.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To come or be in conflict with; oppose in principle or effect; impede the operation or course of.
- To act so as to combat or violate; transgress: as, to
contravene the law. - Synonyms To cross, run counter to, militate against, contradict, defeat, nullify, neutralize.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat.
- transitive verb To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
act contrary to anorder , orfail toconform to aregulation . - verb transitive To
deny thetruth of something.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb deny the truth of
- verb go against, as of rules and laws
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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At least 11 of the government databases used in the U.K. are seriously flawed and need revamping or just plain scrapping, and according to Ross Anderson, security expert, they most certainly are illegal as they 'contravene' the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
Verichip, RFID, Biochips and ID Sniper Rifles- When Is Progress a Danger? 2009
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Tanigawa said the conditions contravene basic rights guaranteed by the constitution.
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These articles contravene the right to freedom of religion and belief and the rule of law under Belgian legislation and the international treaties signed and ratified by Belgium.
Joseph K. Grieboski: Discriminatory Draft Law In Belgium Violates Fundamental Religious Rights Joseph K. Grieboski 2011
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These articles contravene the right to freedom of religion and belief and the rule of law under Belgian legislation and the international treaties signed and ratified by Belgium.
Joseph K. Grieboski: Discriminatory Draft Law In Belgium Violates Fundamental Religious Rights Joseph K. Grieboski 2011
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These articles contravene the right to freedom of religion and belief and the rule of law under Belgian legislation and the international treaties signed and ratified by Belgium.
Joseph K. Grieboski: Discriminatory Draft Law In Belgium Violates Fundamental Religious Rights Joseph K. Grieboski 2011
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Lay people are barely aware that the state government exists and are far more intensely aware of the benefits they receive from federal government programs that contravene this proposed amendment.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Help Draft the Federalism Restoration Amendment 2010
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Where the narrative represents events that contravene these we have four flavours of quirk respectively (expanding on Suvin's coinage/exaptation of "novum" and following his naming strategy): sutura; chimera; erratum; novum.
Notes Toward a Theory of Narrative Modality Hal Duncan 2009
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If the arbitration tribunal issues a final ruling that BP did contravene its shareholder pact with AAR, that could in turn lead to a further escalation in hostilities between the two camps, which have had a fractious relationship since the joint venture was formed in 2003.
Tribunal to Rule on BP Dispute With Russian Partners Alexis Flynn 2011
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With the Copyright Extension Act, Congress has basically guaranteed infinite copyrights while managing to not quite contravene the Constitution, merely its clear intention.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Outrageous Treaty Nonsense, or The Copyright Tail Wagging the Internet Dog 2010
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But what if the question were: should a state be forced to honor marriages performed in other states that contravene local law?
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