单词 | contravene |
释义 | contravene (kɒntrəviːn ) Word forms: contravenes , contravening , contravened verb To contravene a law or rule means to do something that is forbidden by the law or rule. [formal] The Board has banned the film on the grounds that it contravenes criminal libel laws. [VERB noun] He said the article did not contravene the industry's code of conduct. [VERB noun] Synonyms: break, violate, go against, infringe contravention (kɒntrəvenʃən )Word forms: contraventions variable noun [oft in N of n] The government has lent millions of pounds to banks in contravention of the laws. [+ of] Synonyms: breach, violation, infringement, trespass Synonyms: conflict, interference, contradiction, hindrance Collocations: contravene the law Ministers insisted that putting up tents was simply a goodwill gesture that did not contravene the law. Times, Sunday Times A contravention existed so long as one ought to have known of the facts that show a dividend would contravene the law. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Or you will fall off and then be arrested for contravening the law. The Sun Since the confessing congregations would have to contravene the laws as interpreted by the official church bodies, the synod developed an emergency law of its own. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 违反 法律、规则 Japanese: 違反する |
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