contravention
/ˌkɒntɹəˈvɛntʃən/
contravention noun: the act of contravening (a rule, regulation, law, or order) or of not fulfilling (an obligation, promise, or agreement).
Noun
contravention (countable and uncountable, plural contraventions)
- The act of contravening (a rule, regulation, law, or order) or of not fulfilling (an obligation, promise, or agreement).
- Their contravention of the treaty increased international tensions.
- […]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
- Synonyms:
- opposition, obstruction, transgression, violation
contravention meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
contravention in Tamil
- எதிரிடைச் செயல், எதிர்மறை, மீறுகை, மீறுதல், முரண்பாடு
contravention in Urdu
- دخل اندازی, تشدید
contravention in Malayalam
- breach, violation, infringement
- ഉല്ലംഘനം, ലംഘനം, ആചാരലംഘനം, ഭംഗം, അതിക്രമിക്കൽ, അതിരുകടക്കൽ
Synonyms of contravention
Forms of contravention
| plural | contraventions |
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Origin of contravention
From Middle French contravention.
Words formed from contravention
Questions about contravention
- What does contravention mean?
- Contravention means the act of contravening (a rule, regulation, law, or order) or of not fulfilling (an obligation, promise, or agreement).
- What is contravention in Tamil?
- Contravention in Tamil is எதிரிடைச் செயல், எதிர்மறை, மீறுகை. See Contravention meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is contravention?
- Contravention is a noun.
- How do you pronounce contravention?
- Contravention is pronounced /ˌkɒntɹəˈvɛntʃən/.
- What is the plural of contravention?
- The plural of contravention is contraventions.
Words near contravention in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: contravention (page history and authors); contravention (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); contravention (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); contravention (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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