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Definition of contravened

Contravened
Contravene Con`tra*vene", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contravened; p. pr. & vb. n. Contravening.] [LL. contravenire; L. contra + venire to come: cf. F. contrevenir. See Come.] 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. --Southey. 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. --Johnson. Syn: To contradict; set aside; nullify; defeat; cross; obstruct; baffle; thwart.

Meaning of contravened from wikipedia

- courts. It has the power to both strike down union or state laws which contravene the constitution and invalidate any government action it deems unconstitutional...
- perceive to be the extensive use of profanity among many players that contravenes Colossians 3:8–10, and the frequent presence of gambling, as well as...
- divided between Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Bulgaria. On 22 June 1941, contravening the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, about 3.8 million Axis troops attacked the...
- January 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2015. "WHO Bows to China Pressure, Contravenes Human Rights in Refusing Taiwan Media". international.thenewslens.com...
- was anticlerical, and held Christian ethics in contempt because they contravened his preferred view of "survival of the ****est". He favoured aspects...
- TikTok's data harvesting of Australian citizens amid allegations that it contravened Australian privacy law. Vox noted in 2018 that bullies and trolls were...
- the Senate could do little short of ********ination and open rebellion to contravene the will of the emperor, it retained its symbolic political centrality...
- left the US in 1997. On February 1, 2007, two men were acquitted of contravening United States law by supporting Hamas. Both men argued that they helped...
- jury would be directed to find Mackrell not guilty on the charge of contravening the stadium's safety certificate due to a lack of evidence. On 3 April...
- Republic to the Kingdom of Sardinia, governed by the House of Savoy, contravening the principle of restoring the legitimate governments and monarchies...