contravention

con·tra·ven·tion

noun \ˌkän-trə-ˈven(t)-shən\

Definition of CONTRAVENTION

: the act of contravening : violation

Examples of CONTRAVENTION

1. <a clandestine weapons program that was a contravention of the international arms agreement>

Origin of CONTRAVENTION

Middle French, from Late Latin contravenire

First Known Use: 1579

Related to CONTRAVENTION

Synonyms: breach, infraction, infringement, transgression, trespass, violation

Antonyms: noninfringement, nonviolation, observance

Related Words: misconduct, misdemeanor, misfeasance, misprision, offense (or offence), sin, wrong; disregard, forgetting, ignoring, nonobservance, overlooking; delinquency, dereliction, neglect; encroachment, intrusion, invasion

Near Antonyms: respecting, upholding

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Rhymes with CONTRAVENTION

fourth dimension, surface tension, third dimension