This would contravene several articles of the Geneva Convention.
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Contravene
Synonyms for "contravene" (118 found)
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Bulgarian
3 entries- опълчвам се verb (to act contrary to an order, or fail to conform)
- отивам против verb (to act contrary to an order, or fail to conform)
- противореча verb (to deny the truth of something)
German
3 entries- leugnen verb (to deny the truth of something)
- verstoßen verb (to act contrary to an order, or fail to conform)
- zuwiderhandeln verb (to act contrary to an order, or fail to conform)
Māori
1 entries- takahi verb (to act contrary to an order, or fail to conform)
Romanian
1 entries- contraveni verb (to act contrary to an order, or fail to conform)
Spanish
2 entries- conculcar verb (to act contrary to an order, or fail to conform)
- contravenir verb (to act contrary to an order, or fail to conform)
Sample sentences
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Nature feigns to contravene her own laws.
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No law enacted by the legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall contravene this Law.
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This is the second time that the proposed laws, which have caused anxiety in the private sector, have been found to contravene the heavily amended constitution or other laws.
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