contravene
verb (used with object)
to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose.
was contravening
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past progressiveof contravene.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The police officer told Ms Radford she was contravening Section 14 of the Public Order Act and would have to move on.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2019
Knox, however, ignored a school lawyer's warning that he was contravening the Constitution.
From Time Magazine Archive
