contravention
Breaking a law
Contravention is a violation or breach of a law, rule, or agreement: The company was fined for contravention of safety regulations.
The word appears most often in formal or legal contexts, frequently with "in": in contravention of the treaty.
It implies going against something established or authoritative rather than casual rule-breaking.
Breaking of rules
- breachBreaking of agreement
- infringementViolation of rights
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
offense · illegality · unlawfulness · misconduct · infraction · wrongdoing · penalty · sanction
Breaking of rules
- infractionMinor rule breach
- speedingExceeding posted velocity limits
- parkingLeaving a vehicle temporarily
- citationMention of a source
ticket · fine · penalty · offense · misdemeanor · moving · points · license
Refusal to follow orders
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
dissent · protest · opposition · refusal · challenge · flouting · disregard · rejection
Breaking of agreement
- violationBreaking of rules
- infringementViolation of rights
- agreementShared position between parties
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
covenant · pact · accord · convention · terms · provisions · obligations · commitments
violation
Breaking of rules
- breachBreaking of agreement
- infringementViolation of rights
- transgressionViolation of law or code
noncompliance · offense · illegality · unlawfulness · misconduct · infraction · wrongdoing · penalty · sanction · prosecution
violation
Breaking of rules
- infractionMinor rule breach
- speedingExceeding posted velocity limits
- parkingLeaving a vehicle temporarily
citation · ticket · fine · penalty · offense · misdemeanor · moving · points · license · registration
disobedience
Refusal to follow orders
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
noncompliance · dissent · protest · opposition · refusal · challenge · flouting · disregard · rejection · nonconformity
breach
Breaking of agreement
- violationBreaking of rules
- infringementViolation of rights
- agreementShared position between parties
protocol · covenant · pact · accord · convention · terms · provisions · obligations · commitments · diplomatic
- French LawNapoleonic Code, magistrates, judiciary, civil courts, criminal courts
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- criminal lawcrime, felony, misdemeanor, murder, robbery
- negligenceneglect, gross negligence, criminal negligence, medical negligence, negligence
contraventioncompliance
Adhering to requirements
observance · adherence · conformity · obedience · upholding