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.
—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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In January, a judge ruled that the city violated the state’s open meeting law when council members made a plan behind closed doors to sweep 9,800 homeless encampments.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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In February, for instance, the Department of Justice joined a lawsuit brought by the 1776 Project Foundation, alleging that the Los Angeles Unified School District had violated the law by conditioning funding on the basis of student race.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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But Sinner broke Zverev in both the fifth and seventh games to secure the first set.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Millennia Library, part of the broader campus vision, broke ground in 2023.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Contravened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contravened. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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