Hypertext Webster Gateway: "contravene"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Contravene \Con`tra*vene"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contravened};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Contravening}.] [LL. contravenire; L. contra
+ venire to come: cf. F. contrevenir. See {Come}.]
1. To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict
with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation
of; to defeat.

So plain a proposition . . . was not likely to be
contravened. --Southey.

2. To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to
contravene a law.

Laws that place the subjects in such a state
contravene the first principles of the compact of
authority. --Johnson.

Syn: To contradict; set aside; nullify; defeat; cross;
obstruct; baffle; thwart.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

contravene
v 1: go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the
law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" [syn: {conflict},
{run afoul}, {infringe}]
2: deny the truth of [syn: {contradict}, {negate}]


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