Meaning & use
contravenes
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Violates or acts against a law, rule, or agreement.
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The new billboard contravenes the city's zoning regulations.
Dumping waste into the river contravenes several environmental statutes.
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Frequently used in legal and regulatory writing rather than everyday speech.
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