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Definition of Contravene
1. Verb. Go against, as of rules and laws. "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
Generic synonyms: Breach, Break, Go Against, Infract, Offend, Transgress, Violate
Derivative terms: Conflict, Contravention, Infringement, Infringement
2. Verb. Deny the truth of.
Generic synonyms: Differ, Disagree, Dissent, Take Issue
Specialized synonyms: Deny
Derivative terms: Contradiction, Contradictory, Contradictory, Negation, Negation, Negative
Definition of Contravene
1. v. t. To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat.
Definition of Contravene
1. Verb. (transitive) To act contrary to an order, or fail to conform to a regulation. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To deny the truth of something. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Contravene
1. [v -VENED, -VENING, -VENES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contravene
Literary usage of Contravene
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Harvard Studies and Notes in Philology and Literature by Harvard University Dept. of Modern Languages, Frank Edgar Parley (1893)
"The three syllables of contravene are pronounced separately, then the first ...
2. con- tra- rene contra- contravene In contra- we again see a nasal drawing ..."
2. A Treatise on Marine, Fire, Life, Accident and All Other Insurances by Joseph Asbury Joyce (1897)
"By-laws must not contravene Terms of Charter. By-laws are not valid which conflict
with the charter or articles of association, for to acknowledge the power ..."
3. A Treatise on the Law of Evidence as Administered in England and Ireland by John Pitt Taylor (1887)
"... and moreover, it must not be contaminated with any illegal, fraudulent, or
immoral transaction, or contravene any rule of the common or statute law; ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"We must indeed accept our feelings ; but we must also believe much which is not
directly testified by sensation, if only it does not contravene our ..."
5. The Scots Digest of Scots Appeals in the House of Lords from 1707 and of the by Robert Candlish Henderson, Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords (1908)
"... agreed among themselves to contravene, and did contravene, this prohibition,
and the superior did not object. In an interdict by the superior against a ..."
6. Commentaries on the Law of Municipal Corporations by John Forrest Dillon (1911)
"Must not contravene Common Right. — An ordinance cannot legally be made which
contravenes a common right, ..."
7. Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273 by Matthew Paris, John Allen Giles (1853)
"... and whoever shall contravene this regulation, shall be similarly punished."
Of the persons who shall be compelled to appear on judgment. ..."
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