contravention

English

Etymology

From Middle French contravention.

Pronunciation

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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

• German: Verletzung (de) f, Verstoß (de) m, Zuwiderhandlung (de) f
• Hungarian: törvénysértés (hu), szabálysértés (hu), jogsértés (hu), (more broadly) megszegés (hu), megsértés (hu), áthágás (hu)
• Polish: wykroczenie (pl) n, pogwałcenie (pl) n, naruszenie (pl) n, przekroczenie (pl) n
• Russian: наруше́ние (ru) n (narušénije)
• Swedish: överträdelse (sv) c, kränkning (sv) c

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

contravention f (plural contraventions)

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

Descendants

• → Romanian: contravenție

Further reading

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