contravene
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trəˈvin verb (used with object), con·tra·vened, con·tra·ven·ing.
1.
to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose: to contravene a statement.
2.
to violate, infringe, or transgress: to contravene the law.
Related forms
con·tra·ven·er, noun
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to come into conflict with or infringe (rules, laws, etc) |
| 2. | to dispute or contradict (a statement, proposition, etc) |
| [C16: from Late Latin contrāvenīre, from Latin | |
| contra'vener | |
| —n | |
| contravention | |
| —n | |
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Contravene
is always a great word to know.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Word Origin & History
contravene
1560s, from M.Fr. contravenir "to transgress, decline, depart," from L. contravenire "to come against," in M.L. "to transgress," from L. contra "against" + venire "to come" (see venue). Related: Contravened (1650s).
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Example sentences
Nature is always consistent, though she feigns to contravene her own laws.
Third, enforcement does not contravene a strong public policy.
The statute does not contravene any state or federal directive regarding the compensation of licensed attorneys.
They contravene what they hold dear as educators and as a society.
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