CONTRAVENTION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Coming into conflict with

Synonyms:

contravention; dispute

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("contravention" is a kind of...):

resistance (group action in opposition to those in power)

Derivation:

contravene (go against, as of rules and laws)

Credits