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contravention

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con⋅tra⋅ven⋅tion

  [kon-truh-ven-shuhn]
–noun
an act of contravening; action counter to something; violation or opposition.
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Origin:
1570–80; contravene + -tion; cf. MF contrevention
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con·tra·ven·tion   (kŏn'trə-věn'shən)   
n.  The act of contravening; a violation.
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contravention

three classifications of criminal offense that are central to the administration of justice in many Roman- and civil-law countries (for distinctions in Anglo-American law covering analogous offenses, see felony and misdemeanour). Crimes in French law are the most serious offenses, punishable by death or prolonged imprisonment. A delit is any offense punishable by a short prison sentence, usually from one to five years, or a fine. Contraventions are minor offenses.

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