Definition
Past tense of contravene: violated or acted contrary to a law, rule, or agreement.
Etymology
From Latin contravenire: contra- (against) plus venire (to come). The past tense adds -ed, and the term has been used since the 16th century to describe breaking rules or laws.
Kelly Says
When someone 'contravenes' a rule, they're not just breaking it—they're stepping *against* it directly, showing intentional opposition. It's the fancy legal term for when someone knowingly does what they're not supposed to.
Translations
ARالعربية
انتهاك
in-thaak
BNবাংলা
বিরোধিতা করা
bi-ro-dhit-a ko-ra
CACatalà
ha estat violat
ha estat vio-lat
CSČeština
byl porušen
byl po-ru-shen
DADansk
er blevet overtrådt
er ble-vet o-ver-traadt
DEDeutsch
verletzt
ver-le-st
ELΕλληνικά
παραβίασε
para-via-se
FAفارسی
مخالفت
makh-al-fat
FISuomi
on rikottu
on ri-kot-tu
FRFrançais
a été contrevenu
a ete kon-tre-v-u
HIहिन्दी
उल्लंघन किया
ullanghan kiya
IDBahasa Indonesia
dilanggar
di-lang-gar
ITItaliano
è stato contravvenuto
e stato kon-tra-v-ve-nu-to
MSBahasa Melayu
dilanggar
di-lang-gar
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pyaung-lɛ
NLNederlands
is overtreden
is o-ver-tre-den
NONorsk
er blitt brutt
er ble-tt brot
PLPolski
naruszył
na-rus-zyl
PTPortuguês
foi contravenido
foi kon-tra-be-ni-do
RORomână
a fost încălcat
a fost in-cal-cat
RUРусский
был нарушен
byl narushen
SVSvenska
har brutits
har broo-tits
SWKiswahili
kufuru
ku-fu-ru
TAதமிழ்
பிறப்பித்த
pi-rap-pi-ttha
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధంగా
vi-ru-dhd-nga
TLTL
nilanggam
ni-lang-gam
TRTürkçe
kural ihlal edildi
ku-ral ih-lal e-dil-di
UKУкраїнська
було порушено
bulo po-ru-sheno
VITiếng Việt
vi phạm
vi-pham
ZUZU
ngokubandakanya
ngok-u-ban-da-ka-nya