What is another word for contravention?
625 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ kˌɒntɹəvˈɛnʃən], [ kˌɒntɹəvˈɛnʃən], [ k_ˌɒ_n_t_ɹ_ə_v_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_ə_n]
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Similar words for contravention:
- act (noun)
- breach (noun)
- contradiction (noun)
- defiance (noun)
- frustration (noun)
- infraction (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- transgression (noun)
- trespass (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Contravention:
n.
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- right.
- dis regard,
- non compliance,
- non observances,
- dis-regard,
- dis regards,
- non compliances,
- dis-regards,
- barratries,
- non-compliances,
- nonobservances,
- dis obedience,
- dis-obedience,
- non-observances,
- dis-obediences,
- dis obediences,
- non observance.
- attack,
- confrontation,
- audacity,
- recalcitrance,
- boldness,
- insubordination,
- rebelliousness,
- insolence,
- dissension,
- affront,
- dissent,
- counteraction,
- temerity,
- stubbornness,
- resistance,
- obstinacy,
- defiance,
- insurgency.
- old one-twos,
- non-successes,
- old one twos,
- non fulfillments,
- non successes,
- dis satisfaction,
- un-fulfillments,
- unfulfillments,
- curbings,
- foilings,
- nonfulfillments,
- old one two,
- dis-satisfaction,
- un fulfillment,
- dis-satisfactions,
- non fulfillment,
- blockings,
- de-feat,
- non-fulfillment,
- non success,
- un fulfillments,
- old onetwos,
- old onetwo,
- dis satisfactions,
- nonsuccesses,
- de-feats,
- non-fulfillments,
- de feat,
- un-fulfillment,
- de feats.
- frustration,
- impingement,
- unfulfillment,
- violation,
- entrenchments,
- Obtrusion,
- breach,
- transgression,
- Barratry,
- confutation,
- Nonfulfillment,
- breaking the law,
- neglect,
- non-success,
- trespass,
- Non-observance,
- entrenchment,
- non-compliance,
- nonobservance,
- contradiction,
- old one-two,
- infraction,
- unlawful entry,
- wrongful entry,
- nonsuccess,
- breaking of the law.
v.
• Other relevant words: (verb)Other synonyms:
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- wrong.
- encroaching,
- encounter,
- expostulation,
- traverse,
- awry,
- overlook,
- underground,
- prisonbreak,
- offensive,
- audaciousness,
- sink,
- respite,
- infringe,
- slip away,
- argument,
- engagement,
- ignore,
- fall in,
- remainder,
- onslaught,
- impact,
- intrenchment,
- totally,
- ford,
- flop,
- founder,
- interbreeding,
- good,
- debunking,
- snap off,
- mightily,
- obstacle,
- rape,
- expose,
- competition,
- geological fault,
- row,
- give away,
- disregardless,
- maltreatment,
- right field,
- rightfulness,
- come apart,
- baulk,
- override,
- obstructer,
- offend,
- smash,
- moot,
- battle,
- split,
- ripe,
- renouncement,
- powerful,
- tide rip,
- defeat,
- rivalry,
- goof,
- negate,
- bust,
- crust,
- kick downstairs,
- assail,
- prison-breaking,
- properly,
- forswearing,
- go by,
- criminalism,
- hardiness,
- falsification,
- give,
- vilification,
- intermission,
- split up,
- break away,
- defence,
- blackguard,
- countercurrent,
- transgress,
- showdown,
- carelessness,
- correct,
- get around,
- boob,
- go against,
- amiss,
- let out,
- let on,
- undertone,
- contradiction in terms,
- relegate,
- arguing,
- ill-timed,
- flack,
- electrical resistance,
- die,
- aggress,
- discord,
- crosswalk,
- contend,
- go bad,
- nerve,
- burst,
- better,
- decent,
- sine,
- relapse,
- hardihood,
- snipe,
- brush off,
- develop,
- attempt,
- fail,
- right hand,
- ravishment,
- intermit,
- fracture,
- wear out,
- turn over,
- contradict,
- disruption,
- impaction,
- discontinue,
- slide by,
- severance,
- rift,
- oppositeness,
- argumentation,
- opposite,
- assault,
- fire,
- hybridizing,
- rip,
- reverting,
- impedimenta,
- damp,
- pigheadedness,
- break down,
- crack,
- gaolbreak,
- recidivate,
- balk,
- improper,
- sinning,
- regress,
- enemy,
- justly,
- pass,
- intervention,
- lash out,
- strikingness,
- gall,
- faulty,
- irrespective,
- forgoing,
- break-dance,
- opponent,
- break of serve,
- gap,
- leave out,
- good luck,
- recalcitrancy,
- sinfulness,
- fall apart,
- rupture,
- plan of attack,
- counterplan,
- neglectfulness,
- bullheadedness,
- daring,
- haywire,
- uncover,
- go,
- irreverence,
- defense,
- tone-beginning,
- whole,
- ruin,
- regardless,
- disturbance,
- obstructor,
- freshness,
- unmanageableness,
- lapsing,
- pause,
- redress,
- revilement,
- blunder,
- foe,
- remonstrance,
- contestation,
- protest,
- neutralisation,
- give way,
- fence,
- hitch,
- glide by,
- break out,
- jailbreak,
- crossover,
- rectify,
- rebutter,
- clapperclaw,
- cheek,
- altogether,
- no matter,
- variance,
- cut,
- frustrating,
- dampen,
- public debate,
- proper,
- enmity,
- ill-treatment,
- divergence,
- backsliding,
- discourtesy,
- electric resistance,
- relapsing,
- retrogress,
- struggle,
- brass,
- bump,
- resistivity,
- damage,
- consider,
- falsifying,
- open frame,
- ill-treat,
- suspension,
- flak,
- recess,
- blockage,
- umbrage,
- cave in,
- right-hand,
- defection,
- drop the ball,
- foeman,
- wholly,
- breakage,
- resistor,
- misuse,
- overleap,
- aright,
- brush aside,
- negligence,
- impudence,
- oversight,
- face,
- crossroad,
- deliberate,
- recrudesce,
- immunity,
- take advantage,
- dustup,
- controversy,
- actus reus,
- approach,
- reversion,
- run afoul,
- insult,
- preventive,
- set on,
- onset,
- resist,
- criminalness,
- cheekiness,
- conk out,
- error,
- scrap,
- maltreat,
- argue,
- gainsay,
- overstep,
- incumbrance,
- slip by,
- incorrectly,
- elapse,
- take exception,
- one,
- noise,
- obstinance,
- breakout,
- legal injury,
- encroachment,
- weaken,
- ill-use,
- compensate,
- onrush,
- rightfield,
- infract,
- misdeed,
- misdemeanour,
- completely,
- veracious,
- hostility,
- carrefour,
- nonperformance,
- interrupt,
- self-renunciation,
- hybridisation,
- self-abnegation,
- argufy,
- step,
- misbehaviour,
- untimely,
- preventative,
- soften,
- give out,
- usurpation,
- departure,
- blast,
- bring out,
- discount,
- words,
- crossbreeding,
- pervert,
- wrangle,
- take issue,
- wrongly,
- self-denial,
- entirely,
- falling out,
- decently,
- get out,
- impediment,
- foiling,
- break dance,
- incorrect,
- mistreat,
- backslide,
- crossway,
- impedance,
- mighty,
- bankrupt,
- diss,
- collapse,
- dismiss,
- disclose,
- shift,
- break off,
- disuse,
- invasive,
- discrepancy,
- repeal,
- wrongfulness,
- part,
- deterrent,
- reveal,
- break in,
- neutralization,
- fall back,
- frustrative,
- go along,
- cross,
- deviation,
- differ,
- snub,
- omit,
- happy chance,
- refractoriness,
- tilt,
- impertinence,
- wrongful conduct,
- check,
- round,
- interruption,
- right wing,
- face-off,
- demurrer,
- drop,
- altercate,
- bash,
- stop,
- unwrap,
- demote,
- undertide,
- dissonance,
- time out,
- right on,
- free-for-all,
- push aside,
- intrude,
- apostasy,
- fault,
- discover,
- invalidation,
- offensive activity,
- riptide,
- unseasonable,
- break up,
- misconduct,
- separate,
- wickedness,
- evildoing,
- mulishness,
- self-will,
- divulge,
- all,
- encumbrance,
- intersection,
- violate,
- disagree,
- fight,
- ill-usage,
- hybridization,
- correctly,
- wear,
- invasion,
- shout,
- miss,
- contumely,
- pretermit,
- run-in,
- erupt,
- disowning,
- handicap.
- difference of opinion,
- contrariety,
- offence,
- disclaimer,
- wrongdoing,
- abrogation,
- crosscurrent,
- Disaffirmation,
- undercurrent,
- quarrel,
- contraventions,
- retraction,
- Oppugnancy,
- Flouting,
- misbehavior,
- lapse,
- disproof,
- Infringing,
- disavowal,
- brawl,
- violations,
- disregard,
- renunciation,
- bad faith,
- traversal,
- rejection,
- break,
- breach of promise,
- counterplot,
- revocation,
- offense,
- Oppugnation,
- Breaching,
- opposing,
- Ignoring,
- Contraposition,
- lawbreaking,
- obstruction,
- Abusing,
- trespassing,
- debate,
- head wind,
- difference,
- Impugnation,
- contravene,
- nullification,
- Violating,
- abjuration,
- Contravening,
- Disobeying,
- sin,
- challenge,
- antagonism,
- conflict,
- refutation,
- thwarting,
- recantation,
- Gainsaying,
- disownment,
- rebuttal,
- denial,
- crossing,
- annulment,
- Controversion,
- abnegation,
- breaking,
- intrusion,
- disagreement,
- disregarding,
- abuse,
- misdemeanor,
- repudiation,
- negation,
- contention.
How to use "Contravention" in context?
When a person violates the law, they are said to be in contravention of the law. Contravention can result in a penalty, such as a fine, or imprisonment. Contravention can also refer to the act of violating a law.
Paraphrases for Contravention:
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
violation, violations, infractions.
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Noun, singular or mass
affront, breached, breaking, circumvention, citation, contrast, controversy, dereliction, derogation, desecration, deviation, disregard, disrespect, failure, incompatibility, inconsistency, infraction, intrusion, invasion, less, misdemeanour, noncompliance, offender, transgression, violation, violator, wrongdoing, Flouting, Infringer, Contra, Non-observance, rape, non-respect.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
breach, infringement, offence, breaches, offences, infringements.
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Noun, singular or mass
breach, conflict, contempt, contradiction, contrary, defiance, encroachment, infringement, offence, opposite, ticket, variance, Breaching, non-compliance.
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Proper noun, singular
Homophones for Contravention:
Hyponym for Contravention:
n.
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act
resistance.
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act
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