Hypertext Webster Gateway: "contravention"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Contravention \Con`tra*ven"tion\, n. [Cf. F. contravention.]
The act of contravening; opposition; obstruction;
transgression; violation.
Warrants in contravention of the acts of Parliament.
--Macaulay.
In contravention of all his marriage stipulations.
--Motley.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
contravention
n : coming into conflict with [syn: {dispute}]
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