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    contravention
    /kɒntrəˈvɛnʃ(ə)n/

    noun

    • 1. an action which offends against a law, treaty, or other ruling: "the publishing of misleading advertisements was a contravention of the Act"

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  2. Examples of contravention in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web During peace talks presided over by three U.S. administrations, Israelis and Palestinians argued about which of the settlements—all of which were built in contravention of international law—would stay and which would go.

  3. the act of doing something that a law or rule does not allow, or an instance of this: in contravention of By accepting the money, she was in contravention of company regulations. These are all blatant contraventions of the UN Declaration on Human Rights. See. contravene.

  4. noun [ C or U ] formaluk/ˌkɒntrəˈvenʃən/us. Add to word listAdd to word list. an action that is against a law or rule, or that is not what you promised or were expected to do: (a) contravention of sthThe use of unguarded candles is a contravention of the 1981 Hotels & Boarding House Act.

  5. Contravention definition: an act of contravening; action counter to something; violation or opposition.. See examples of CONTRAVENTION used in a sentence.

  6. CONTRAVENTION definition: an act of contravening; action counter to something; violation or opposition | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

  7. 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.

  8. Definition of contravention noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. Contravention definition: The act of contravening or the state of being contravened; a violation, contradiction, or inconsistency.

  10. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Law contravention con‧tra‧ven‧tion / ˌkɒntrəˈvenʃ ə n $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun [countable, uncountable] SCL DISOBEY when someone does something that is not allowed by a law or rule SYN violation contravention of Sending the troops was a contravention of the treaty. in ...

  11. It signifies the deliberate disregard or infringement of a specific requirement or restriction. Contravention implies going against the prescribed guidelines or standards, thereby resulting in non-compliance or an illegal action.

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