Contravene

[Con`tra*veneĀ·]

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!

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To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat.

Verb
deny the truth of

Verb
go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"


v. t.
To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat.

v. t.
To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to contravene a law.


Contravene

Con`tra*vene" , v. t. [imp. & p.p. Contravened ; p.pr. & vb.n. Contravening.] [LL. contravenire; L. contra + venire to come: cf. F. contrevenir. See Come.] 1. To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat.
So plain a proposition . . . was not likely to be contravened.
2. To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to contravene a law.
Laws that place the subjects in such a state contravene the first principles of the compact of authority.
Syn. -- To contradict; set aside; nullify; defeat; cross; obstruct; baffle; thwart.

To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat.

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