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contravention

[ kon-truh-ven-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an act of contravening; action counter to something; violation or opposition.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of contravention1

1570–80; contravene + -tion; compare Middle French contrevention
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There is no other way to interpret any of that except to assume that they commonly use Signal for such discussions in contravention of every security protocol in the U.S. government.

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The authorities say they will be charged with illegal mining, trespassing and contravention of immigration laws, as the majority of the miners are undocumented migrants.

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The authorities say they will be charged with illegal mining, trespassing and contravention of immigration laws, as the majority of the miners are undocumented migrants from neighbouring countries.

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We found that the beating heart of this empire is a workforce sitting behind sewing machines for around 75 hours a week in contravention of Chinese labour laws.

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"The department routinely reminds drivers to 'think before you park' and continues to take action against vehicles that are in contravention of legislated parking restrictions, including those that apply to footways," it added.

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