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Meanings of
contravene
in English
Portuguese
infringir
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Go against, as of rules and laws.
conflict
infringe
run afoul
Portuguese
infringir
Portuguese
contradizer
Catalan
contradir
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Deny the truth of.
contradict
negate
Portuguese
contradizer
Synonyms
Examples for "
conflict
"
conflict
infringe
run afoul
Examples for "
conflict
"
1
Video Image South China Sea
conflict
:
Will Australia be forced into war?
2
FRANCE: What is the French position on possible military
conflict
with Iraq?
3
Receipt-tracking systems allow users to discover patterns that help avoid future
conflict
.
4
Cirri said the
conflict
was worsening an already serious situation in Yemen.
5
The great
conflict
,
therefore, brought him a certain lightening of the heart.
1
However, Mr Justice Costello found that it did not
infringe
the Constitution.
2
We must come down hard on companies that
infringe
on children's privacy.
3
Nor do we desire the given to
infringe
upon the ideal field.
4
Yes, Sullivan answers, student notes do
infringe
,
but they are protected infringement.
5
But all three can be used to
infringe
on other people's rights.
1
Therefore, making it a requirement does not
run
afoul
of the law.
2
Accounting experts said the error did
run
afoul
of basic accounting principles.
3
Grand Theft Auto has constantly
run
afoul
of Australia's strict content controls.
4
ZTE has
run
afoul
of Washington before for dealings with authoritarian governments.
5
Now be keerful and not
run
afoul
of the plaguey lye leech.
To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.
transgress
Usage of
contravene
in English
1
Don't wear them in public; it might
contravene
our air of poverty.
2
The Apple statement also doesn't
contravene
the central significance of the attacks.
3
All
contravene
the spirit that Team Sky was set up to exemplify.
4
You'll find they are worth something if you try to
contravene
them.
5
When we cross it or seek to
contravene
it, we are destroyed.
6
Any who refuse to be consecrated
contravene
and contradict that momentous decision.
7
Nature is always consistent, though she feigns to
contravene
her own laws.
8
Tanigawa said the conditions
contravene
basic rights guaranteed by the constitution.
9
The heritage body says the plans may even
contravene
the council's development plan.
10
Critics argue the measures
contravene
South Tyrols autonomy agreement with Italy.
11
The EC recently warned that the fees may
contravene
one of its directives.
12
Folau does not appear to
contravene
any of the eligibility criteria.
13
Why, such excess of excellence would
contravene
fundamental laws of creation.
14
Such a reading would
contravene
the Platonic character of archetypes in formalist theory.
15
Those who
contravene
the ban face fines and possible prison terms.
16
The only prescription is that it shall not
contravene
the provisions of the proclamation.
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contravene
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
contravene international
contravene the law
contravene basic
contravene company
contravene adult
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Translations for
contravene
Portuguese
infringir
contradizer
desdizer
Catalan
contradir
Contravene
through the time
Contravene
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common