contravention

Meaning

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

Synonyms

violation

infraction

infringement

offence

transgression

breach

offense

crime

dispute

delict

dialectic

disputation

disregard

eristic

intrusion

invasion

malefaction

malfeasance

misdemeanor

misdemeanour

misdoing

oppositeness

opposition

tort

trespass

infringment

argle-bargle

argy-bargy

criminal offence

abuse

conflict

law-breaking

antithesis

disceptation

arguing

argument

brush with the law

contradiction

contrariety

contrast

controversy

debate

defiance

Translations

παράβαση

contravención

infraction

Zuwiderhandlung

Verstoß

infrazione

Verletzung

Übertretung

violazione

κάταγμα

παραβίαση

contravenció

contravvenzione

overtreding

infracción

Etymology

From Middle French contravention.