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Meanings of contravene in English

Portuguese
infringir

Go against, as of rules and laws.

        infringir
        Portuguese
        contradizer
        Catalan
        contradir

        Deny the truth of.

              contradizer

              To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.

                    Usage of contravene in English
                    1
                    Don't wear them in public; it might contravene our air of poverty.
                    The lies of locke lamora
                    2
                    The Apple statement also doesn't contravene the central significance of the attacks.
                    Wired
                    3
                    All contravene the spirit that Team Sky was set up to exemplify.
                    The Guardian
                    4
                    You'll find they are worth something if you try to contravene them.
                    Land of marvels
                    5
                    When we cross it or seek to contravene it, we are destroyed.
                    Time and Change
                    6
                    Any who refuse to be consecrated contravene and contradict that momentous decision.
                    Love to the Uttermost / Expositions of John XIII.-XXI.
                    7
                    Nature is always consistent, though she feigns to contravene her own laws.
                    Essays — Second Series
                    8
                    Tanigawa said the conditions contravene basic rights guaranteed by the constitution.
                    The Guardian
                    9
                    The heritage body says the plans may even contravene the council's development plan.
                    The Irish Times
                    10
                    Critics argue the measures contravene South Tyrols autonomy agreement with Italy.
                    BBC
                    11
                    The EC recently warned that the fees may contravene one of its directives.
                    The Irish Times
                    12
                    Folau does not appear to contravene any of the eligibility criteria.
                    The Guardian
                    13
                    Why, such excess of excellence would contravene fundamental laws of creation.
                    Orb Sceptre Throne
                    14
                    Such a reading would contravene the Platonic character of archetypes in formalist theory.
                    The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
                    15
                    Those who contravene the ban face fines and possible prison terms.
                    Radio NZ
                    16
                    The only prescription is that it shall not contravene the provisions of the proclamation.
                    American Eloquence, Volume 4 / Studies In American Political His...
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                    Catalan
                    contradir
                    Contravene through the time
                    Contravene across language varieties
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