Contravention

/ˌkɒntɹəˈvɛntʃən/

Synonyms for "contravention" (44 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (9)

abjuration abrogation annulmentbad faithbreach of promisechallenge contention contradiction

Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (13)

contraposition counteraction crosscurrent crossing denial disaffirmation disavowal disclaimer disownment disproofhead windinfraction

Noun(1 words)

dispute

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

5 entries

legal violationnorm violationprocedural breachresistance transgression

More specific

6 entries

breach of contractbreach of procedurebreach of statutenoncompliance with protocolregulatory violationstatutory breach

Collocations

6 entries

contravention noticein contravention ofminor contraventionregulatory contraventionserious contraventionstatutory contravention

Inflections

1 entries

contraventions

Derivations

4 entries

contravene contravened contravening contraventional

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

A member of the public who has reasonable grounds to believe that a civil servant has a conflict of interest may request an official opinion respecting the alleged contravention.

Source: tatoeba (3496342)

Their contravention of the treaty increased international tensions.

Source: wiktionary

[…]and the Royal Navy's officers, sometimes in direct contravention of their orders, decided that they would board and capture any slaver they came across, regardless of whatever flag they flew[…]