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Contravene   Listen
verb
Contravene  v. t.  (past & past part. contravened; pres. part. contravening)  
1.
To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat. "So plain a proposition... was not likely to be contravened."
2.
To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to contravene a law. "Laws that place the subjects in such a state contravene the first principles of the compact of authority."
Synonyms: To contradict; set aside; nullify; defeat; cross; obstruct; baffle; thwart.





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"Contravene" Quotes from Famous Books



... least tinge of arrogance to her character, or harshness to her manners. On the contrary, she was all gentleness and devotion, and ever ready to comply with the wishes of others, when a compliance did not contravene, in her opinion, any of the principles of even-handed justice; and, in case she felt bound to refuse to yield to their requests, her refusal was made and maintained with such mild firmness, that none could be offended, none feel inclined ...
— The Rangers - [Subtitle: The Tory's Daughter] • D. P. Thompson


Words linked to "Contravene" :   breach, deny, take issue, run afoul, transgress, violate, differ, go against, disagree


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