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609. Contravene - Formal English Vocabulary - Contravene / Contravention

by 정이로운 잉여생활 2022. 12. 27.
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Contravene : (법·규칙을) 위반하다, 위배하다
Contravention : 위반, 위배, (특허권/판권등의)침해, 위반행위, 침해행위
Be in contravention of something : ~에 위배되다, ~에 위반하는 행위이다

 

1)
to contravene, means to break a law or a rule
you have to do something that's not allowed

not to follow an order
not to do what you are told to do

you are contravening something, you are not obeying a rule 
you are not doing what you promise to do

to be in conflict with a right or a principle
to contravene somebody's rights
to be in conflict with
to be in contravention of something
this is in contravention of what you promised that you would do
to violate
to contradict
to infringe
to disobey

to transgress 
something that is forbidden by a law or a rule
to contravene a raw / regulation / code of conduct
to go against 

to act against
you haven't done it according to the rule

 

 


2)
the actiona that he took was in contravention of the law 
the sergeant gave hime an order to do something but he contravened the order by refusing to do it 
this product contravenes the safety codes, it doesn't follow the codes
it is in contravention of this code
if something is prohibited, then you could be in contravention of a treaty
there is a treaty between the two countries and if there werer any contraventions of the treaty then probelms would ensue 

breach of contract is when you do something that is in contravention of a contract
the bank were fined for contravention of theier code of conduct
a sailor contravened a direct order
the dictator was found guilty contravening basic human rights

 


Formality : 6.5

 

 

 

 

 

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