contravene
/ˌkɒntrəˈviːn/verb
उच्चारण कॉन्ट्रवीन
उल्लंघन करना
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verb
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[T] ~ sth formal
to do something that is not allowed by a law or rule
उल्लंघन करना
- The factory contravened pollution rules.
- The company contravened safety laws and was fined heavily.
- Building on the riverbank would contravene the city's planning rules.
+ 2 more examples
- Anyone who contravenes the traffic law will be fined.
- The new advertisement contravenes the code of conduct for broadcasters.
◇Word family
contravention noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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con·tra·vene
?Which word?
Keep the break-a-rule words together: contravene, violate, infringe (break a rule; limit somebody's rights), flout (openly disobey a rule), breach (break an agreement or law), transgress (go beyond a moral limit).
नियम तोड़ने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: contravene, violate, infringe (नियम तोड़ना; किसी के अधिकार सीमित करना), flout (खुलेआम अवज्ञा), breach (समझौता या कानून तोड़ना), transgress (नैतिक सीमा पार करना)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
In contravention of the law (breaking the law).
Collocation 'in contravention of the law' (कानून तोड़ते हुए)।