CONTRAVENTION Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word contravention. (close relations)
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| transgression | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle • the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata • the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit | ||||||
| violation | nounn | |||||
noun • a crime less serious than a felony • an act that disregards an agreement or a right • entry to another's property without right or permission • a disrespectful act • the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will | ||||||
| breach | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a failure to perform some promised act or obligation • an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) verb • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • make an opening or gap in | ||||||
| defiance | nounn | |||||
noun • intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude • a hostile challenge • a defiant act | ||||||
| disobedience | nounn | |||||
noun • the failure to obey • the trait of being unwilling to obey | ||||||
| disregard | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • lack of attention and due care • willful lack of care and attention verb • refuse to acknowledge • bar from attention or consideration • give little or no attention to | ||||||
| infringement | nounn | |||||
noun • an act that disregards an agreement or a right • a crime less serious than a felony | ||||||
| insubordination | nounn | |||||
noun • defiance of authority • an insubordinate act | ||||||
| noncompliance | nounn | |||||
noun • the failure to obey | ||||||
| nonobservance | nounn | |||||
noun • a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc. | ||||||
| rebellion | nounn | |||||
noun • refusal to accept some authority or code or convention • organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | ||||||
| resistance | nounn | |||||
noun • the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with • any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion • a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms • the military action of resisting the enemy's advance • (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease • the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents • a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force • the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) • (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness • an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current • group action in opposition to those in power | ||||||
| trespass | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages • entry to another's property without right or permission verb • enter unlawfully on someone's property • make excessive use of • break the law • commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law • pass beyond (limits or boundaries) | ||||||
| flouting | verbv | |||||
verb • treat with contemptuous disregard • laugh at with contempt and derision | ||||||
| dispute | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a disagreement or argument about something important • coming into conflict with verb • take exception to • have a disagreement over something | ||||||
| obstruction | nounn | |||||
noun • any structure that makes progress difficult • the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction • something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted • the act of obstructing • getting in someone's way | ||||||
| opposition | nounn | |||||
noun • the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with • the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected • the relation between opposed entities • the act of hostile groups opposing each other • a contestant that you are matched against • a body of people united in opposing something • a direction opposite to another • an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) | ||||||
