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to contravene
01
to go against an argument or statement
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
contravene
3rd person singular
contravenes
Present participle
contravening
Past simple
contravened
Past participle
contravened
Examples
The evidence clearly contravenes the defendant's testimony.
02
to violate an established legal standard, policy, or procedural protocol
Examples
Distributing those copyrighted materials online contravened intellectual property law.
