To contravene a law or rule means to do something that is forbidden by the law or rule. The Board has banned the film on the grounds that it contravenes criminal libel laws = break + contravention contraventions contra·ven·tion The government has lent millions of pounds to debt-ridden banks in contravention of local banking laws. to do something that is not allowed according to a law or rule = violate (contrevenir, from contravenire, from contra- ( CONTRA-) + venire )
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[ "kän-tr&-'vEn ] (transitive verb.) 1567. Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French contrevenir, from Late Latin contravenire, from Latin contra- + venire to come; more at COME.