CONTRAVENE
\kˌɒntɹəvˈiːn], \kˌɒntɹəvˈiːn], \k_ˌɒ_n_t_ɹ_ə_v_ˈiː_n]\
Definitions of CONTRAVENE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
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deny the truth of
By Princeton University
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go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
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deny the truth of
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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To oppose; hinder; contradict.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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