Contravention

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of contravening; a violation.
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  • n. The act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of contravening; opposition; obstruction; transgression; violation.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of opposing, antagonizing, or obstructing; counteraction.
  • n. The act of transgressing or violating; violation: as, the proceedings of the allies were in contravention of the treaty.
  • n. Specifically Violation of a legal condition or obligation by which the contravener is bound: especially applied, in Scots law, to an act done by an heir of entail in opposition to the provisions of the deed, or to acts of molestation or outrage committed by a person in violation of law-burrows.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. coming into conflict with
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    resistance   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    opposition    obstruction    transgression    violation   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    abstention    circumvention    inattention    intention    intervention   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    infraction    promulgation    pursuance    infringement    infractions   
     
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