contravention

English

Etymology

From Middle French contravention.

Pronunciation

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Noun

contravention (countable and uncountable, plural contraventions)

1. The act of contravening (a rule, regulation, law, or order) or of not fulfilling (an obligation, promise, or agreement).

   Their contravention of the treaty increased international tensions.

   • 2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 8:13 from the start, in Anti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron‎^[1], archived from the original on 29 November 2024:

     […] and the Royal Navy's officers, sometimes in direct contravention of their orders, decided that they would board and capture any slaver they came across, regardless of whatever flag they flew […]

Synonyms

• opposition
• obstruction
• transgression
• violation

Derived terms

• contraventional

Translations

the act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement

• German: Verletzung (de) f, Verstoß (de) m, Zuwiderhandlung (de) f
• Hungarian: törvénysértés (hu), szabálysértés (hu), jogsértés (hu), (more broadly) megszegés (hu), megsértés (hu), áthágás (hu)
• Maori: takahanga
• Polish: wykroczenie (pl) n, pogwałcenie (pl) n, naruszenie (pl) n, przekroczenie (pl) n
• Russian: наруше́ние (ru) n (narušénije)
• Swedish: överträdelse (sv) c, kränkning (sv) c

French

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Noun

contravention f (plural contraventions)

1. traffic ticket, traffic fine
2. (law) infraction, infringement, minor offence

Descendants

• → Romanian: contravenție

Further reading

• “contravention”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.