as in violated
to fail to keep
the unauthorized reproduction of the image contravenes copyright laws
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Recent Examples of contravened
The Kremlin denied Russia's tests of the Burevestnik missile at a nuclear facility contravened nuclear weapons testing regulations.
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Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Villa contravened these restrictions last season, time and time again.
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Phil Hay,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Villa contravened these restrictions last season, time and time again.
—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contravened
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But the court ruled in February that Republican counter plans violated a Utah referendum prohibiting gerrymandering, solidifying the single district centered on the increasingly liberal Salt Lake City.
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The crash was not an accident, Adams said, because Pino violated several navigational rules — and piloted the boat without thinking about the well-being of his wife, daughter and the 11 girls on the boat.
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Their character's absence was alluded to in Fuller House's first episode, when the characters broke the fourth wall by knowingly looking in to the camera.
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Four years ago, Morocco broke the continental ceiling by reaching the semifinals of the Qatar World Cup, the first African nation to get that far.
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“Contravened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contravened. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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