contravening
Defying a rule
Contravening is acting in violation of a rule, law, or principle: The company was accused of contravening environmental regulations.
To contravene is to go against or conflict with something authoritative—a statute, treaty, or established standard.
The word carries formal or legal weight, appearing more often in official contexts than casual speech.
Violate another's rights
- breachBreaking of agreement
- transgressViolate a boundary
- floutOpenly defy authority
- disobeyRefuse to comply
trespass · overstep · disregard · violate · encroach · infract · defy · circumvent
Forbidden by statute
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- illegalForbidden by statute
- illicitProhibited by law
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
forbidden · banned · criminal · outlawed · actionable · punishable · prosecutable · indictable
Capacity to withstand force
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
dissent · refusal · challenge · protest · insubordination · recalcitrance · nonconformity · defiant
infringe
Violate another's rights
- breachBreaking of agreement
- transgressViolate a boundary
- floutOpenly defy authority
disobey · trespass · overstep · disregard · violate · encroach · infract · defy · circumvent · break
unlawful
Forbidden by statute
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- illegalForbidden by statute
- illicitProhibited by law
unauthorized · forbidden · banned · criminal · outlawed · actionable · punishable · prosecutable · indictable · sanctionable
resistance
Capacity to withstand force
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- rebellionDefiance of established power
opposition · dissent · refusal · challenge · protest · insubordination · recalcitrance · nonconformity · defiant · contumacy
contraveningobeying
Following directives given
complying · observing · following · abiding by · respecting
contraveningsupporting
Bearing or sustaining
aiding · assisting · furthering · approving · endorsing
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