Dictionary

contravention en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌkɒntɹəˈvɛntʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French contravention.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of contravening (a rule, regulation, law, or order) or of not fulfilling (an obligation, promise, or agreement).
   • […]and the Royal Navy's officers, sometimes in direct contravention of their orders, decided that they would board and capture any slaver they came across, regardless of whatever flag they flew[…] 2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 8:13 from the start, in Anti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2024:
   • Their contravention of the treaty increased international tensions.

Forms

Deriveds

contraventional

Synonyms

violation · opposition · obstruction · transgression

Translations (21)

ru наруше́ние (the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement) · hu megsértés (the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement) · de Zuwiderhandlung (the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement) · sv överträdelse (the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement) · pl wykroczenie (the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement) · pl przekroczenie (the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement) · hu szabálysértés (the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement) · de Verletzung (the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement) · mi takahanga (the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement) · sv kränkning (the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement) · fr contravention (the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement) · hu törvénysértés (the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement) · hu jogsértés (the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement) · hu áthágás (the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement) · pt contravenção (the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement) · ca contravenció (the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement) · pl pogwałcenie (the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement) · hu megszegés (the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement) · es contravención (the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement) · de Verstoß (the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement) · pl naruszenie (the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement)