Topic: LAW
| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | contrevenir, from Late Latin contravenire, from Latin contra- ( CONTRA-) + venire 'to come' |
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con‧tra‧vene
[transitive] formal
[transitive] formalSCL to do something that is not allowed according to a law or rule [= violate]:
Some portions of the bill may contravene state law.
Some portions of the bill may contravene state law.