Contravention

What do we mean by contravention?

The act of contravening or the state of being contravened; a violation, contradiction, or inconsistency. noun

The act of opposing, antagonizing, or obstructing; counteraction. noun

The act of transgressing or violating; violation: as, the proceedings of the allies were in contravention of the treaty. noun

Specifically Violation of a legal condition or obligation by which the contravener is bound: especially applied, in Scots law, to an act done by an heir of entail in opposition to the provisions of the deed, or to acts of molestation or outrage committed by a person in violation of law-burrows. noun

The act of contravening; opposition; obstruction; transgression; violation. noun

The act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement. noun

Coming into conflict with noun

The act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement.

Words that are spelled similarly to contravention:
contravention, contraception, contraversion, contraventions.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word contravention:
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Words that rhyme with contravention:
intervention, intention, abstention, circumvention, inattention, nonintervention, crisis intervention, sexual abstention, bench in, chen chin, chen chun, clench in, drench in, entrench in, french in, quench in, retrench in, shen chin, shen chun, stench in, tench in, trench in, wench in, workbench in, wrench in.

Adjectives that are often used to describe contravention:
direct, such, clear, alleged, flagrant, apparent, manifest, violent, open, complete, blatant, plain, total, deliberate, distinct, wilful, serious, possible, obvious, gross, flat, continued, absolute, utter, strict, formal, explicit, tacit, evident, slightest, habitual, palpable, une, systematic, grave, least, cruellest, inexplicable, probable, suspected, widespread, egregious, statutory, stark, illegal, unethical, outright, unintentional.

Words that sound like contravention:
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