contravention : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: contravention	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for contravention
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
contravention n coming into conflict with Synonym(s): dispute, contravention
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Contravention \Con`traven"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.