to contravene
2
8.2
- verb
- /ˌkɒntrəˈviːn/
- Formal
:
contravenir
- If you contravene the rules of the competition, you will be disqualified.
- contravene the law
- contravene constitutional
- contravene the established
And we don't like the idea that we're making choices that, that contravene our inherent value systems.
- And we don't like the idea that we're making choices that, that contravene our inherent value systems.
- The job of the TSA guys is to find people who are not, who are contravening the rules.
- Can you explain why you think that the decision of the National People's Congress contravenes the Basic Law and Joint Declaration?
- But the story theme here is about contravening the rules is about new heroes.
- Like you're going to like, this is who you are, like to repress that because you're a mom, that would be to kind of contravene your blueprint, so to speak.
Examples
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Do these ideas contravene any current laws or treaties?
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Accordingly, we hold that the Equal Access Act does not, on its face, contravene the Establishment Clause.
Academic text (1990) -
Will the 'Pacific Solution' contravene the Minister's duty of care?
Blog text (20) -
No amendment to this Law shall contravene the established basic policies of the People's Republic of China regarding Hong Kong.
Academic text (1990) -
By what right does this activist judge contravene legislative supremacy?
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No competent global forum can enforce a verdict when a nation or its enterprises contravene fundamental labor rights.
Academic text (2002) -
No law enacted by the legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall contravene this law.
Academic text (1990) -
In fact, militaries in post-conflict humanitarian work often contravene these guidelines.
Blog text (9) -
The violation apparently must contravene some core national objective plainly manifested in governmental actions.
Academic text (2016) -
To the extent UCMJ Article 18 implements the law of war, no authorization or order issued by any military authority may contravene that legislative choice.
Academic text (2018)
Synonyms
627
4.4
Break a law, rule, agreement, or promise
178
3.7
Openly refuse to obey someone or seem to resist a force like time
126
3.7
To refuse to follow rules or orders from someone in charge
68
6.8
Break a rule or law and go against someone's rights
65
4.6
Break a law, rule, contract or promise
46
4.5
To break a rule, agreement, or promise
14
7.9
To get into trouble for breaking rules or laws
12
7.9
To openly disobey a rule or law to show you do not respect it
12
7.8
To do something that breaks a law, rule, or your idea of right and wrong
To break a law, rule, contract, or promise
To openly go against usual rules or advice
Antonyms
How Illegal
Surface Forms
Morphology
contravene = contra + vene
The productive prefix 'contra-' (against) makes the idea 'go against' somewhat inferable, but the root 'vene' is not a standalone English word, so the full structure is not fully accessible to learners.
Etymology
Contravene comes from the Latin parts contra 'against' and venire 'to come', so it originally meant 'to come against'. So, when a person or company contravenes a law or rule they are 'coming against' it — in other words, breaking or going against that rule.