contravention

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French contravention

Noun

contravention (countable and uncountable, plural contraventions)

1. The act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement.

   Their contravention of the treaty increased international tensions.

Synonyms

• opposition
• obstruction
• transgression
• violation

Translations

The act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement

• Hungarian: megszegés (hu), megsértés (hu), áthágás (hu)
• Russian: наруше́ние (ru) n (narušénije)
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• Swedish: överträdelse (sv) c, kränkning (sv) c

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French

Pronunciation

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Noun

contravention f (plural contraventions)

1. traffic ticket, traffic fine
2. (law) infraction, infringement, minor offence

Further reading

• “contravention”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.