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Webster 1913 Edition
Contravene
Conˊtra-vene′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Contravened
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Contravening
.] 1.
To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat.
So plain a proposition . . . was not likely to be
contravened
. Southey.
2.
To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with;
as, to
. contravene
a law
Syn. – To contradict; set aside; nullify; defeat; cross; obstruct; baffle; thwart.
Webster 1828 Edition
Contravene
CONTRAVENE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
contravene
contravene
English
Verb
contravene (third-person singular simple present contravenes, present participle contravening, simple past and past participle contravened)
- (transitive) To act contrary to an order, or fail to conform to a regulation.
- 2012 May 24, Adam Gabbatt, “Canada student protests erupt into political crisis with mass arrests”, in the Guardian:
- Some legal experts argue that the bill contravenes Canada's charter of rights and freedoms. Montreal constitutional lawyer Julius Grey told the Vancouver Sun that Bill 78 was "flagrantly unconstitutional".
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- (transitive) To deny the truth of something.
Translations
to act contrary to an order, or fail to conform
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to deny the truth of something
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