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Synonyms of contravene in English:

contravene


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verb

1‘certain members of his administration had contravened the law’

SYNONYMS
break, breach, fail to comply with, fail to observe, violate, infringe, offend against, transgress against
defy, disobey, flout
Law infract
ANTONYMS

uphold, comply with

2‘the Privy Council held that the prosecution contravened the rights of the individual’

SYNONYMS
conflict with, be in conflict with, be at odds with, be at variance with, be in opposition to, clash with, run counter to, be inconsistent with, be contrary to