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Meanings of contravention (contraventions) in English

Portuguese
discussão
Catalan
vulneració
Spanish
contravención

Coming into conflict with.

        discussão

        A breach, violation, or infringement; as of a law, a contract, a right or duty.

              Usage of contraventions in English
              1
              In her judgment released today, Justice Duffy noted there were serious contraventions.
              Radio NZ
              2
              These notices did not contain the exact nature of the alleged contraventions.
              The South African
              3
              It also rules out CommBank's alleged contraventions of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism laws.
              News.com.au
              4
              As a result, six prohibition notices were served, 37 contraventions, and six improvement notices.
              The South African
              5
              In a statement, Westpac chief executive Peter King once again apologised for the contraventions.
              Radio NZ
              6
              But if Socialism were carried out with any fulness, there would be more contraventions.
              Lay Morals, and Other Papers
              7
              We still punish contraventions but who are today's bad girls?
              The Guardian
              8
              Each day beheld some Protestant church closed for contraventions either imaginary or fraudulently fabricated by persecutors.
              The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12
              9
              The Minister said the ILO will be asked to cease its work into contraventions of their standards.
              Radio NZ
              10
              The city applied for a court interdict on the grounds of alleged by-law contraventions by the group.
              The South African
              11
              Two of the contraventions were deemed to be "serious" and two others minor and inadvertent.
              The Irish Times
              12
              Mr Mulcahy said he found a number of contraventions of the regulations covering food preparation areas as well.
              The Irish Times
              13
              The Minister said the ILO will now be asked to cease its work into contraventions of their standards.
              Radio NZ
              14
              Some contraventions of right have already taken place, both within our jurisdictional limits and on the high seas.
              State of the Union Addresses
              15
              Meanwhile, the government said the ILO would now be asked to cease its work into contraventions of their standards.
              Radio NZ
              16
              Maurice Blackburn principal Josh Bornstein claims Rockpool has committed several serious contraventions of the award and Fair Work Act.
              News.com.au
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