in contravention of
idiom
formal
: in a way not allowed by (a law, rule, contract, etc.) : in violation of
He cut off trade with the country in contravention of their treaty.
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Forbes reported last year on Flock’s aggressive sales strategies, which led to cameras being rolled out in contravention of various states’ Department of Transportation rules on acquiring the right safety permits.
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Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 7 Feb. 2025
In August of 2019, AHCA inspectors faulted the facility for performing life-saving measures on an unresponsive child, in contravention of a do-not-resuscitate order signed by the youngster’s mother and doctor.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Trump did not mention his plan to stop federal agencies from granting automatic citizenship to children born in the United States to undocumented parents, as per his agenda, in contravention of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Oct. 2024
Kovrig said he was held in complete isolation in a cell under fluorescent lights for six months, in contravention of UN standards.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
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Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 7 Feb. 2025
In August of 2019, AHCA inspectors faulted the facility for performing life-saving measures on an unresponsive child, in contravention of a do-not-resuscitate order signed by the youngster’s mother and doctor.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Trump did not mention his plan to stop federal agencies from granting automatic citizenship to children born in the United States to undocumented parents, as per his agenda, in contravention of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Oct. 2024
Kovrig said he was held in complete isolation in a cell under fluorescent lights for six months, in contravention of UN standards.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
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“In contravention of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20contravention%20of. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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