in contravention of
idiom
formal
: in a way not allowed by (a law, rule, contract, etc.) : in violation of
He cut off trade with the country in contravention of their treaty.
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His reporting showed that, in contravention of law, more than 1,000 Black people had been captured, abused, and held in deplorable conditions in the immediate aftermath of the massacre.
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Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made By History, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Forbes reported last year on Flock’s aggressive sales strategies, which led to cameras being rolled out in contravention of various states’ Department of Transportation rules on acquiring the right safety permits.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 7 Feb. 2025
In August of 2019, AHCA inspectors faulted the facility for performing life-saving measures on an unresponsive child, in contravention of a do-not-resuscitate order signed by the youngster’s mother and doctor.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Trump did not mention his plan to stop federal agencies from granting automatic citizenship to children born in the United States to undocumented parents, as per his agenda, in contravention of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Oct. 2024
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Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made By History, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Forbes reported last year on Flock’s aggressive sales strategies, which led to cameras being rolled out in contravention of various states’ Department of Transportation rules on acquiring the right safety permits.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 7 Feb. 2025
In August of 2019, AHCA inspectors faulted the facility for performing life-saving measures on an unresponsive child, in contravention of a do-not-resuscitate order signed by the youngster’s mother and doctor.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Trump did not mention his plan to stop federal agencies from granting automatic citizenship to children born in the United States to undocumented parents, as per his agenda, in contravention of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Oct. 2024
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“In contravention of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20contravention%20of. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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