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contravention

[ kon-truh-ven-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an act of contravening; action counter to something; violation or opposition.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of contravention1

1570–80; contravene + -tion; compare Middle French contrevention
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In her opinion released on Sunday, Judge Xinis found that the US government had acted "without any lawful authority" and was holding Mr Garcia "without legal basis" in "direct contravention" of US law.

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The judge says Mr Garcia was seized "without any lawful authority" and held "without legal basis", in "direct contravention" of US law.

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There is no other way to interpret any of that except to assume that they commonly use Signal for such discussions in contravention of every security protocol in the U.S. government.

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The authorities say they will be charged with illegal mining, trespassing and contravention of immigration laws, as the majority of the miners are undocumented migrants.

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The authorities say they will be charged with illegal mining, trespassing and contravention of immigration laws, as the majority of the miners are undocumented migrants from neighbouring countries.

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