Contravene /(?)/

Con·tra·vene

Contravene

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Contravened; p. pr. & vb. n. Contravening

  1. To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat.
    So plain a proposition . . . was not likely to be contravened.
  2. To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to contravene a law.
    Laws that place the subjects in such a state contravene the first principles of the compact of authority.