contravention
Meaning of contravention
- an action which offends against a law, treaty, or other ruling.
the publishing of misleading advertisements was a contravention of the Act
contravention of parking restrictions
there were repeated raids by one side upon the other in contravention of treaty terms
mid 16th century: via French from medieval Latin contraventio(n- ), from late Latin contravenire (see contravene).
Information about contravention
- It is a name.
- The plural form of contravention is: contraventions.
- Languages in which contravention is used:
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Hyphenation of contravention
con-tra-ven-tion
- It consists of 4 syllables and 13 chars.
- contravention is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
contravention synonyms
Meaning dispute:
Meaning an act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct:
Meaning the action of violating someone or something:
Meaning the action of breaking the terms of a law, agreement, etc.; violation:
Meaning separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain:
Meaning an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offence:
Meaning the state of being uncared for:
Meaning the state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated:
Meaning a violation or infringement of a law or agreement:
Meaning a violation of the law; a tort:
Translation of contravention
- French: infraction
- Italian: infrazione, violazione
- German: Verletzung, Verstoß, Zuwiderhandlung
- Spanish: infracción, contravención
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