contravene
to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose: to contravene a statement.
to violate, infringe, or transgress: to contravene the law.
Origin of contravene
1Other words from contravene
- con·tra·ven·er, noun
Words that may be confused with contravene
- contravene , controvert
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How to use contravene in a sentence
Websites that produce editorial and opinion-based content will need to be confident that what they produce will not contravene guidelines agreed by big tech and governments.
The future of Google and what it means for search | Pete Eckersley | February 5, 2021 | Search Engine WatchThat included a prohibition on AI systems “whose purpose contravenes widely accepted principles of international law and human rights.”
Google’s Aramco deal risks irking staff over oil, Saudi politics | Verne Kopytoff | December 21, 2020 | FortuneGuerrero said Gómez’s use of “the loophole” contravened the will of the voters.
The Rise and Fall (for Now) of Georgette Gómez | Andrew Keatts | November 16, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoLast of all, the general government cannot go into the railroad business without contravening the provisions of the constitution.
Monopolies and the People | D. C. CloudThe assertion of the rapid obsolescence of ships of war will be dwelt upon, in the hopes of contravening it.
Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles | Alfred T. Mahan
And this question subdivides itself into two:—the first, are we really contravening such conclusions?
Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews | Thomas Henry HuxleyIt was added, that postmasters contravening these orders would be most severely punished.
The Life of Sir Rowland Hill, Vol. II (of 2) | Rowland HillMany were both, but it was a disputed question whether they were not in this contravening their rule.
Medival Wales | A. G. Little
British Dictionary definitions for contravene
/ (ˌkɒntrəˈviːn) /
to come into conflict with or infringe (rules, laws, etc)
to dispute or contradict (a statement, proposition, etc)
Origin of contravene
1Derived forms of contravene
- contravener, noun
- contravention (ˌkɒntrəˈvɛnʃən), noun
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