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词汇 contravention
释义 contravention
noun[ C or U ]
 formaluk /ˌkɒn.trəˈven.ʃən/ us /ˌkɑːn.trəˈven.ʃən/
the act of doing something that a law or rule does not allow, or an instance of this: 违法行为
in contravention ofBy accepting the money, she was in contravention of company regulations.她接受这笔钱,因而违反了公司的规定。
These are all blatant contraventions of the UN Declaration on Human Rights.这些行为都公然违反了《联合国人权宣言》。
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contravene
They were found to be in contravention of the law.
This was a flagrant contravention of the "Treating customers fairly" initiative.
The alleged contravention was reasonable and justifiable in the circumstances.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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abide
abide by something
adhere
adhere to something
afoul
bac
buck
commission
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contravene
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fall foul of somethingidiom
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guiltiness
hold someone to something
infraction
infringement
shalt
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contravention | Business English


contravention
noun[ C or U ]
 formaluk /ˌkɒntrəˈvenʃən/us
an action that is against a law or rule, or that is not what you promised or were expected to do:
(a) contravention of sthThe use of unguarded candles is a contravention of the 1981 Hotels & Boarding House Act.
be in contravention of sthWe are trying to understand in what way we may have been in contravention of the law.
Council may serve a contravention notice if the builder fails to submit plans before starting construction work.

Examples of contravention


contravention
But they also suspected that the ship might have come in search of trade in deliberate contravention of the ban on foreign trade and intercourse.
The contravention of governance, law, and discourse might engender conflict in itself.
It implies two conditions : a set of ordered relations and a contravention of that order.
In one there may have been wellintentioned but misguided contravention of the randomized allocation by clinicians to ' protect ' known patients who they considered too ill for the experimental service.
Thus, moral behaviour is sustained by the value of reputation, which in turn depends on there being a network of associations, so that contraventions of morality become generally known.
Inquiries are proceeding to establish whether a contravention has taken place.
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The answer is that those words have to be there if an attempt to commit an offence is a contravention.
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I am not clear who is to be made responsible for a contravention of the law.
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It is in the interest of the general body of the public that there should not be unknown contraventions.
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If he holds that there has been a contravention, it is for the judge to make such order as he considers appropriate.
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The fines for contravention of a closing order referred to in the amendment therefore also apply here.
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Equally, where his contravention was not dishonest, it may well be so, for the same token.
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The proper target of disciplinary action is the person committing the contravention and not its subject.
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Indeed, it is most important that there are adequate resources available for the investigation in seeking out contraventions.
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In the circumstances in which they took place, these deportations were a contravention of the ordinary rules of international law.
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