Definition of Contravention. Meaning of Contravention. Synonyms of Contravention

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Definition of Contravention

Contravention
Contravention Con`tra*ven"tion, n. [Cf. F. contravention.] The act of contravening; opposition; obstruction; transgression; violation. Warrants in contravention of the acts of Parliament. --Macaulay. In contravention of all his marriage stipulations. --Motley.

Meaning of Contravention from wikipedia

- Italy, Brazil) a contravention is a lesser offense, similar to an infraction or civil penalty in common law countries. A contravention in French criminal...
- The Contraventions Act (French: Loi sur les contraventions) is a statute enacted by the federal Parliament of Canada. The official long title of the law...
- In French criminal law, contravention is the least serious category of offenses (the other two categories of offenses being misdemeanors and felonies)...
- Oxford Guide to Heraldry. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-211658-4. Media related to Contravention of the rule of tincture at Wikimedia Commons...
- The Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses (Russian: Кодекс Российской Федерации об административных правонарушениях, frequently abbreviated...
- not legally binding. It issues warnings to attempt to prevent serious contraventions of the convention. The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination...
- that these 21 self-styled, unrecognized institutions functioning in contravention of the UGC Act have been declared as fake and are not entitled to confer...
- Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping, and blockaded the Gulf of Aqaba, in contravention of the Constantinople Convention of 1888. Many argued that this was...
- offence involving dishonesty or they have been found guilty of the contravention of the Code of Conduct; They are an undischarged bankrupt, having been...
- James began to give Catholics military and administrative offices, in contravention of the Test Acts that were designed to prevent such appointments. Anne...