as in violation
a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation
a clandestine weapons program that was a contravention of the international arms agreement
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Detainees are also denied access to lawyers for up to 90 days and their location is withheld from rights groups as well as from the International Committee of the Red Cross, in what some legal experts say is a contravention of international law.
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Bilal Shbair, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Some of this fuel has been used to supply the U.S. military in a contravention of US sanctions, as companies commit to not buying Iranian fuel when taking on U.S. government contracts.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Ben asked, in direct contravention of the mantra that everything is necessarily the best in the best of all possible leagues.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
A day later, Ohio’s legislature essentially created an organization that’s immune from government oversight—in direct contravention of a state Supreme Court ruling two months ago.
—Jack Shuler, The New Republic, 10 July 2023
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Bilal Shbair, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Some of this fuel has been used to supply the U.S. military in a contravention of US sanctions, as companies commit to not buying Iranian fuel when taking on U.S. government contracts.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Ben asked, in direct contravention of the mantra that everything is necessarily the best in the best of all possible leagues.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
A day later, Ohio’s legislature essentially created an organization that’s immune from government oversight—in direct contravention of a state Supreme Court ruling two months ago.
—Jack Shuler, The New Republic, 10 July 2023
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“Contravention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contravention. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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