Definition of "contravenes" [contravenes]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contravene. (verb)

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• "First, there is my firmly rooted belief that—however much the notion contravenes our commonly held conception of the so-called weaker sex—the perpetrator of these grisly deeds is a woman."
• "By listing large hydropower among the technologies that deserve support, the IPCC contravenes international standard practice."
• "The provisions of the draft law intended to criminalize religious practice contradict the rule of law, violates fundamental rights to freedom of religion and conscience, including the right to manifest religion, and contravenes the doctrine of neutrality."