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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Contravene \Con`tra*vene"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contravened}; p. pr & vb n. {Contravening}.] [LL. contravenire L. contra + venire to come: cf F. contrevenir See {Come}.] 1. To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of to defeat. So plain a proposition . . . was not likely to be contravened. --Southey. 2. To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with as to contravene a law. Laws that place the subjects in such a state contravene the first principles of the compact of authority. --Johnson. Syn: To contradict; set aside; nullify; defeat; cross; obstruct; baffle; thwart.
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