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contravening

/kon-truh-veen/US // ˌkɒn trəˈvin //UK // (ˌkɒntrəˈviːn) //

违反的,违反,违反了,违反规定的

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    con·tra·vened, con·tra·ven·ing.

    • : to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose: to contravene a statement.
    • : to violate, infringe, or transgress: to contravene the law.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbgo against, contradict
Antonyms

Examples

  • Websites that produce editorial and opinion-based content will need to be confident that what they produce will not contravene guidelines agreed by big tech and governments.

  • That included a prohibition on AI systems “whose purpose contravenes widely accepted principles of international law and human rights.”

  • Guerrero said Gómez’s use of “the loophole” contravened the will of the voters.

  • Last of all, the general government cannot go into the railroad business without contravening the provisions of the constitution.

  • The assertion of the rapid obsolescence of ships of war will be dwelt upon, in the hopes of contravening it.

  • And this question subdivides itself into two:—the first, are we really contravening such conclusions?

  • It was added, that postmasters contravening these orders would be most severely punished.

  • Many were both, but it was a disputed question whether they were not in this contravening their rule.