contravene
verb (used with object)
to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose.
has contravened
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present perfectof contravene (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The appeal board statement said Senegal has contravened articles 82 and 84 of the competition regulations.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
The former New Zealand cricketer, in 10 words, admits what he has done, how he has contravened and undermined his own sport by accepting money for match-fixing.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2014
If afterwards anyone is found unfaithful, who has contravened the said oath, immediately he is separated and turned out of the society.
From The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century by Clarence Henry Haring
These two doctrines, in relation to him as one who has contravened them, have become a power of condemnation; and whenever he thinks of them he feels guilty.
From Sermons to the Natural Man by William G. T. (William Greenough Thayer) Shedd
