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Contravention definition

kŏntrə-vĕnshən
The act of contravening or the state of being contravened; a violation, contradiction, or inconsistency.
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The act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement.

Their contravention of the treaty increased international tensions.

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Noun

Singular:
contravention
Plural:
contraventions

Origin of contravention

  • From Middle French contravention

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Contravention Sentence Examples

  • Foote (1780-1846) of Connecticut, calling for the restriction of the sale of public lands to those already in the market, but was con cerned primarily with the relation to one another and the respective powers of the federal government and the individual states, Hayne contending that the constitution was essentially a compact between the states, and the national government and the states, and that any state might, at will, nullify any federal law which it considered to be in contravention of that compact.

  • Contravention of the letter or intention of this Code of Conduct may be used to terminate membership.

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