in contravention of
idiom
formal
: in a way not allowed by (a law, rule, contract, etc.) : in violation of
He cut off trade with the country in contravention of their treaty.
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The soldiers, all members of a combat engineering unit, were in an armored carrier that was hit by an explosion that detonated engineering materials being carried on the vehicle, apparently in contravention of standard practice, the military said.
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James MacKenzie and Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 15 June 2024
And yet, according to a recent report in The New York Times, Vietnam may be negotiating a secret deal with Russia for additional military arms, possibly in contravention of Washington’s Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act.
—Derek Grossman, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2023
When Ludwig was a toddler, he was taken by his mother back to Rome in contravention of a New York court order and didn’t see his father for a long time.
—Kirsty Lang For The Times, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2021
The agency said Van Eck never informed it of the arrangement, in contravention of disclosure laws.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024
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James MacKenzie and Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 15 June 2024
And yet, according to a recent report in The New York Times, Vietnam may be negotiating a secret deal with Russia for additional military arms, possibly in contravention of Washington’s Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act.
—Derek Grossman, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2023
When Ludwig was a toddler, he was taken by his mother back to Rome in contravention of a New York court order and didn’t see his father for a long time.
—Kirsty Lang For The Times, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2021
The agency said Van Eck never informed it of the arrangement, in contravention of disclosure laws.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024
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