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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Contravene \Con`tra*vene"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contravened};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Contravening}.] [LL. contravenire; L. contra
     + venire to come: cf. F. contrevenir. See {Come}.]
     1. To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict
        with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation
        of; to defeat.


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              So plain a proposition . . . was not likely to be
              contravened.                          --Southey.
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     2. To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to
        contravene a law.
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              Laws that place the subjects in such a state
              contravene the first principles of the compact of
              authority.                            --Johnson.
  
     Syn: To contradict; set aside; nullify; defeat; cross;
          obstruct; baffle; thwart.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  contravene
       v 1: go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the
            law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" [syn: {conflict},
             {run afoul}, {infringe}]
       2: deny the truth of [syn: {contradict}, {negate}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "contravene":
     abjure, breach, break, combat, contradict, cross, disaffirm,
     disclaim, disown, encroach, exclude, fight, gainsay, impugn,
     infract, infringe, intrude, negate, negative, offend, oppose,
     overstep, reject, repudiate, resist, spurn, transgress, traverse,
     trespass
  
  

















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