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contravene

verb
/ˌkɒn.tɹəˈviːn/UK

Etymology

From Middle French contravenir (French contrevenir), from Latin contraveniō.

  1. derived from contraveniō
  2. derived from contravenir

Definitions

  1. To act contrary to an order

    To act contrary to an order; to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation.

    • […] nothing is a commandement, or a commanded dutie but that which if we contravene, it maketh us guilty of sin before God,
    • […] this Article directly contravenes the Treaty with Portugal […]
    • I have shown that slavery is wicked […] in that it contravenes the laws of eternal justice, and tramples in the dust all the humane and heavenly precepts of the New Testament.

  2. To deny the truth of something.

    • That the detention of the troops was a wise measure, is not to be contravened;

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Derived

contraveningly

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA