FromMiddle Frenchcontravention.
contravention (countable anduncountable,pluralcontraventions)
- The act ofcontravening (arule,regulation,law, ororder) or of notfulfilling (anobligation,promise, oragreement).
Theircontravention of the treaty increased international tensions.
2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 8:13 from the start, inAnti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron[1], archived fromthe original on29 November 2024:[…]and the Royal Navy's officers, sometimesin directcontravention of their orders, decided that they would board and captureany slaver they came across, regardless of whatever flag they flew[…]
the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement
- Catalan:contravenció f
- French:contravention (fr) f
- German:Verletzung (de) f,Verstoß (de) m,Zuwiderhandlung (de) f
- Hungarian:törvénysértés (hu),szabálysértés (hu),jogsértés (hu),(more broadly)megszegés (hu),megsértés (hu),áthágás (hu)
- Māori:takahanga
- Polish:wykroczenie (pl) n,pogwałcenie (pl) n,naruszenie (pl) n,przekroczenie (pl) n
- Portuguese:contravenção (pt) f
- Russian:наруше́ние (ru) n(narušénije)
- Spanish:contravención (es) f
- Swedish:överträdelse (sv) c,kränkning (sv) c
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FromLatincontrāveniō +-tion.
contravention f (pluralcontraventions)
- (dated) act ofcontravening
- Synonym:faitdecontreveniràquelque chose
- trafficticket, trafficfine
- (law)infraction,infringement, minoroffence
