contravened

verb

past tense of contravene
as in violated
to fail to keep the unauthorized reproduction of the image contravenes copyright laws

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Recent Examples of contravened Villa contravened these restrictions last season, time and time again. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025 The Kremlin denied Russia's tests of the Burevestnik missile at a nuclear facility contravened nuclear weapons testing regulations. — Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contravened
  1. violated
  2. broke
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  • The case claims Disney violated federal antitrust law and various state antitrust and consumer protection laws.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • The nonprofit, which alleged the county violated the Surplus Lands Act by not first exploring affordable-housing development at the site, still has not dismissed its lawsuit.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Definition of violated
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  • Their character's absence was alluded to in Fuller House's first episode, when the characters broke the fourth wall by knowingly looking in to the camera.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Four years ago, Morocco broke the continental ceiling by reaching the semifinals of the Qatar World Cup, the first African nation to get that far.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of broke

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“Contravened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contravened. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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