contravention
About 0.40 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun The act of contravening (a rule, regulation, law, or order) or of not fulfilling (an obligation, promise, or agreement).
Their contravention of the treaty increased international tensions.
Similar words
dispute infringement crime contravene violator violate transgression violation infringer offender
Often followed by
of to or is thereof by was continues in
Word family
contraventions
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