contravene

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Government, if those powers contravene or interfere with God's Law as it is written in her own constitution.

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  1. transitive verb To act or be counter to; violate: contravene a direct order.
  2. transitive verb To oppose in argument; gainsay: contravened the proposal. See Synonyms at deny.

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  • She had also received a request from him for English support against the French, but protested that to grant it would endanger her throne, for she could not contravene the terms of their marriage treaty. —  TheChildrenof
  • "I ordered the justice minister to review the law, and if there is anything that would contravene the country's constitution or Shariah law or the freedom our constitution gives to Afghan women, without any doubt there will be changes in it, and again it will be sent to the parliament of Afghanistan," he said. —  Philly.com - Latest Videos
  • The high cost of university textbooks in Canada is driving students and copy shops to contravene federal copyright law, creating a thriving underground photocopying industry. —  Thestar.com - Home Page
  • The company, however, said it plans to voluntarily comply with the substance of the order., published statements from commissioners, and released a news announcement alleging that Comcast's network management practices contravene federal policies that protect "the vibrant and open nature of the Internet." —  InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs
  • Nevertheless, he said that his justice minister would review it and make amendments if the law was found to contravene the Constitution. —  Military Top Stories Center
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contravene:   contravened
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  1. French contrevenir, from Medieval Latin contrāvenīre, to transgress, from Late Latin, to oppose : Latin contrā-, contra- + Latin venīre, to come; see gwā- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French contrevenir = Provencal Spanish contravenir = Portuguese contravir = Italian contravvenire, from Late Latin contravenire, oppose, Middle Latin break (a law), from Latin contra, against, + venire, come, = English come, q. v.
 

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