contravene
I
verb
balk, be contrary to, be in conflict with, clash, conflict with, contest, contradict, counteract, cross, defeat, defy, deny, disagree, dispute, disregard, foil, frustrate, gainsay, go against, impugn, infringe, negate, nullify, oppose, rebut, refute, run counter to, thwart, transgress, traverse, violate
associated concepts: contravene a statute, contravene the law
II
index
abrogate (annul), annul, answer (reply), circumvent, collide (clash), complain (criticize), confront (oppose), contest, contradict, controvert, counter, countervail, cross (disagree with), defeat, demonstrate (protest), demur, deny (contradict), disaccord, disaffirm, disagree, disallow, disapprove (reject), discommode, disobey, disown (deny the validity), disprove, dispute (contest), except (object), gainsay, negate, object, offend (violate the law), oppose, oppugn, protest, rebut, refute, reject, repudiate, resist (oppose), thwart, trespass, violate, withstand
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006