contravenes

First, there is my firmly rooted belief that—however much the notion contravenes our commonly held conception of the so-called weaker sex—the perpetrator of these grisly deeds is a woman.

Nevermore Harold Schechter 1999

The provisions of the draft law intended to criminalize religious practice contradict the rule of law, violates fundamental rights to freedom of religion and conscience, including the right to manifest religion, and contravenes the doctrine of neutrality.

Joseph K. Grieboski: Discriminatory Draft Law In Belgium Violates Fundamental Religious Rights Joseph K. Grieboski 2011

A treasury spokesman said the U.K. had taken the matter to the European Court of Justice because it believes the ECB's recently published "location policy" contravenes European law and fundamental single market principles.

U.K. Takes Legal Action Against ECB Geoffrey T. Smith 2011

This military control is a 44-year-old unilateral action that contravenes international law and violates the spirit and text of important multilateral and bilateral agreements.

Daoud Kuttab: Palestinians Can Still Negotiate After UN Declaration Daoud Kuttab 2011

Opposition from Germany and the ECB has ruled this out, and EU officials say the commission's legal service has also advised that it contravenes the treaty.

Three-Prong Approach to Euro-Zone Crisis Stephen Fidler 2011

The provisions of the draft law intended to criminalize religious practice contradict the rule of law, violates fundamental rights to freedom of religion and conscience, including the right to manifest religion, and contravenes the doctrine of neutrality.

Joseph K. Grieboski: Discriminatory Draft Law In Belgium Violates Fundamental Religious Rights Joseph K. Grieboski 2011

By listing large hydropower among the technologies that deserve support, the IPCC contravenes international standard practice.

Peter Bosshard: Don't Sacrifice the Planet's Arteries to Save Her Lungs Peter Bosshard 2011

If you think it contravenes the plain language of a statute, even though it happens all thetime

The Volokh Conspiracy » It’s Not the Crime, It’s the Cover-Up — Sestak Edition 2010

The provisions of the draft law intended to criminalize religious practice contradict the rule of law, violates fundamental rights to freedom of religion and conscience, including the right to manifest religion, and contravenes the doctrine of neutrality.

Joseph K. Grieboski: Discriminatory Draft Law In Belgium Violates Fundamental Religious Rights Joseph K. Grieboski 2011

Anything else has no basis in state practice, to start with, for the good reason that it contravenes the most basic notions of military necessity — the enemy can decamp to someplace that is not “part of” the zone of armed conflict and cannot be attacked.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Drone Warfare, the CIA, and Charlie Savage’s NYT Article 2010