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contravene
Found in thesaurus: offend, break, go against, transgress, infract, violate, breach, differ, dissent, disagree, take issue
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contravene
v.
violate, transgress, infringe
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contravene
Verb
1. go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
(synonym) conflict, run afoul, infringe
(hypernym) transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
(derivation) dispute, contravention
2. deny the truth of
(synonym) contradict, negate
(hypernym) disagree, differ, dissent, take issue
(hyponym) deny
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contravene
v.
porušit
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contravene
Czas.
przekraczać; naruszać
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Contravene
(v. t.)
To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to contravene a law.
To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to contravene a law.
(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.
To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat.
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