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- Dictionarycontravene/ˌkɒntrəˈviːn/
verb
- 1. offend against the prohibition or order of (a law, treaty, or code of conduct): "he contravened the Official Secrets Act" Similar Opposite
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CONTRAVENE definition: 1. to do something that a law or rule does not allow, or to break a law or rule: 2. to do…. Learn more.
The meaning of CONTRAVENE is to go or act contrary to : violate. How to use contravene in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Contravene.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the verb contravene mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb contravene, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
verb. To contravene a law or rule means to do something that is forbidden by the law or rule. [formal] The Board has banned the film on the grounds that it contravenes criminal libel laws. [VERB noun] He said the article did not contravene the industry's code of conduct. [VERB noun]
CONTRAVENE meaning: 1. to do something that a law or rule does not allow, or to break a law or rule: 2. to do…. Learn more.
contravene something to do something that is not allowed by a law or rule synonym infringe. The company was found guilty of contravening safety regulations. actions that blatantly contravene the rules of civilized warfare. national policies that contravene European law. Topics Permission and obligation c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
To contravene means to go against or defy. You might contravene your parents' ban on sweets when your friend offers to share her candy because chocolate tastes too good to resist! If you contravene something in practice, you act in direct violation of a particular law or rule.
1. to come or be in conflict with; deny or oppose: to contravene a statement. 2. to go or act against; violate: to contravene the law. [1560–70; < Late Latin contrāvenīre = Latin contrā against + venīre to come] con`tra•ven′er, n.
contravene. To contravene a law or rule means to do something that is forbidden by the law or rule. The board has banned the film on the grounds that it contravenes criminal libel laws. The government has lent millions of dollars to debt-ridden banks in contravention of local banking laws.
Definition of contravene verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
