what does contravene mean?
CONTRAVENE as VERB
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Hypernyms(s) contravene is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- go against, as of rules and laws
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- He ran afould of the law
- This behavior conflicts with our rules
Hypernyms(s) contravene is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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