Contravene
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ËŒkÉ’n.tɹəˈviËn/
Origin
From Middle French contravenir (French contrevenir), from Latin contraveniÅ.
Full definition of contravene
Verb
- (transitive) To act contrary to an order, or fail to conform to a regulation.
- 2012, May 24, Adam Gabbatt, Canada student protests erupt into political crisis with mass arrests, Some legal experts argue that the bill contravenes Canada's charter of rights and freedoms. Montreal constitutional lawyer Julius Grey told the Vancouver Sun that Bill 78 was "flagrantly unconstitutional".
- (transitive) To deny the truth of something.