contravene
[verb]
Synonyms: violate, breach, break, infract, infringe, offend, transgress, deny, contradict, cross, disaffirm, gainsay, impugn, negate, negative, traverse

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Antonyms: uphold (as a principle), allege (as a right or claim)
Contrasted words: accept, agree, subscribe (to), admit, allow, own
Related Words: encroach, intrude, overstep, trespass, combat, fight, oppose, resist, abjure, disclaim, disown, exclude, reject, repudiate, spurn

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English Thesaurus: disobey, break a law/rule, defy, flout, violate, ...

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con‧tra‧vene /ˌkɒntrəˈviːn $ ˌkɑːn-/ verb [transitive] formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: contrevenir, from Late Latin contravenire, from Latin contra- ( ⇒ contra-) + venire 'to come']
to do something that is not allowed according to a law or rule Synonym : violate:
Some portions of the bill may contravene state law.

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contravene
verb
ADV. blatantly, clearly blatantly contravening the rules of civilized warfare

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disobey to not obey a person, order, rule, or law:
In the army, it is a crime to disobey a superior officer.
He had disobeyed the school rules.
break a law/rule to not obey a law or rule:
Anyone who breaks the law must expect to be punished.
defy formal to deliberately refuse to obey a rule or law, or what someone in authority tells you to do:
The police arrested the youth for defying a court order.
flout /flaʊt/ formal to deliberately disobey a rule or law in a very public way:
Timber companies are continuing to flout environmental laws.
violate formal to disobey a law, or do something that is against an agreement or principle:
Both countries have accused each other of violating the treaty.
Technically he had violated the law.
contravene formal to be against a law, rule, or agreement, or to do something that is against a law, rule, or agreement:
The British government’s actions contravened the European Convention on Human Rights.

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