contravention
4
8.9
- noun
- /ˌkɒntrəˈvɛnʃən/
- Formal
:
contravención
- His actions were a clear contravention of the school's code of conduct.
- contravention of law
- contravention of a regulation
Examples
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The United Kingdom passed a law permitting the retention of data for law enforcement purposes in contravention of existing data protection rules.
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Moreover, a partner cannot normally be divested of that particular interest by an outside influence in contravention of the partnership agreement.
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So you admit to a direct contravention of your duty.
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Moreover, this is management of trade and is in contravention of the spirit of free trade and market rules.
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Clearly that is a contravention of the Geneva Convention on the rules of war.
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Then on February 29, the PA initiated new regulations, in contravention of existing law, that limited freedom of assembly.
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We know that the invasion was undertaken in contravention of Article 2, Section 4 of the UN Charter.
Blog text (10) -
Racism is our historical shame, in complete contravention of the principles established in the Declaration of Independence.
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The report concluded that war crimes had been committed in Korea by the "American occupants" in contravention of The Hague and the Geneva Conventions.
Academic text (2016) -
Human rights contraventions are enmeshed in the postcolonial experiences of Australian Aboriginal peoples.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
418
4.1
Breaking a law, rule, agreement, or someone's rights
351
3.3
An act that breaks a law or rule
103
6.7
Breaking a law, rule, or someone else's rights
55
4.2
Refusing to obey rules or people in charge
49
8.1
An action that breaks a law, rule, or moral principle
47
7.2
A small break of a rule or law often punished with a fine
46
4.5
To break a rule, agreement, or promise
25
5.6
An action that breaks a rule or expected process
7
7.7
Failure to follow a rule, order, or request
4
3.7
Doing things that are illegal
1
7.1
A bad action that breaks rules or harms other people
The failure to obey a rule or law
Not following a law, rule, or custom
Antonyms
How Serious
418
4.1
- US
351
3.3
- Formal
92
4.4
- Formal
4
8.9
- Formal
103
6.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
contravention = contravene (transparent) = contravene + tion
Contravention is a regular nominalization of the verb 'contravene' with '-tion', so its meaning as an instance of contravening is directly derived.
Etymology
The word contravention comes from Latin parts contra 'against' and venire 'to come'. It originally meant 'to come against' a law or rule, so a contravention is an act that goes against the rules, in other words a violation.