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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.

Synonyms
Examples for "transgress"
Examples for "transgress"
1
But those who transgress the general rule of uplifting are the exceptions.
Twentieth Century Negro Literature / Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought...
2
If the team leadership is lax, they are more likely to transgress.
Radio NZ
3
Forgiveness does not at once and wholly annihilate the tendency to transgress.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor P...
4
Say rather that we transgress the laws of the cattle kings, captain.
The Boy Land Boomer; Or, Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma
5
God speaks oftener to those who transgress than those who do not.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream / A Scien...
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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Translations for contravene
Catalan
contradir
Contravene through the time
Contravene across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common