contravention

From Middle French contravention.

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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 […]

• opposition
• obstruction
• transgression
• violation

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contravention f (plural contraventions)

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

• → Romanian: contravenție

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