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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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.
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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
International human rights organizations had gathered evidence that police and other paramilitary forces used AK-47 assault rifles to disperse protesters, in contravention of the Geneva Conventions, to which Bangladesh is a signatory.
—Ali Riaz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2024
The soldiers, all members of a combat engineering unit, were in an armored carrier that was hit by an explosion that detonated engineering materials being carried on the vehicle, apparently in contravention of standard practice, the military said.
—James MacKenzie and Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 15 June 2024
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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
International human rights organizations had gathered evidence that police and other paramilitary forces used AK-47 assault rifles to disperse protesters, in contravention of the Geneva Conventions, to which Bangladesh is a signatory.
—Ali Riaz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2024
The soldiers, all members of a combat engineering unit, were in an armored carrier that was hit by an explosion that detonated engineering materials being carried on the vehicle, apparently in contravention of standard practice, the military said.
—James MacKenzie and Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 15 June 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 Dec. 2024.
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