Definition of Contravention. Meaning of Contravention. Synonyms of Contravention

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Definition of Contravention

Contravention
Contravention Con`tra*ven"tion, n. [Cf. F. contravention.] The act of contravening; opposition; obstruction; transgression; violation. Warrants in contravention of the acts of Parliament. --Macaulay. In contravention of all his marriage stipulations. --Motley.

Meaning of Contravention from wikipedia

- Italy, Brazil) a contravention is a lesser offense, similar to an infraction or civil penalty in common law countries. A contravention in French criminal...
- The Contraventions Act (French: Loi sur les contraventions) is a statute enacted by the federal Parliament of Canada. The official long title of the law...
- Oxford Guide to Heraldry. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-211658-4. Media related to Contravention of the rule of tincture at Wikimedia Commons...
- The Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses (Russian: Кодекс Российской Федерации об административных правонарушениях, frequently abbreviated...
- not legally binding. It issues warnings to attempt to prevent serious contraventions of the convention. The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination...
- Look up contravention in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In French criminal law, a contravention is the least serious among three categories of offenses...
- ****ual partner at any one time, either as polyamory, polygamy or in contravention of convention. As such, the term ****ual partner can be applied to both...
- Sharon and Ehud Olmert by expanding settlements in the West Bank, in contravention of the Road Map, but not building new ones. Anyone who wants to thwart...
- polymath, was slain at the conclusion of the siege by a Roman soldier, in contravention of the Roman proconsul Marcellus's instructions to spare his life. Sicily...
- Tutaleni (meaning let’s watch in Oshiwambo) is an informal settlement on the northern outskirts of Walvis Bay, in the Erongo region of Namibia. Po****rly...