contravention

/ˌkɒntrəˈvenʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkɑːntrəˈvenʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌkän-trə-ˈven(t)-shən/ (ame, mw)

contravention — noun

  • contraventionsingular
  • contraventionsplural

1. an action that goes against a law, rule, policy, or official order, or a particu

1.名詞C1
釋義

an action that goes against a law, rule, policy, or official order, or a particular case where this happens

例句

The company was fined for building the extra floor in contravention of safety rules.

fixed phrase: in contravention of + rule

Meera's shop stayed open past midnight in contravention of the city order.

同義詞
  • violation

    broader and more common in everyday English for breaking a rule or law

  • breach

    often used for contracts, duties, or trust rather than general regulation

  • infringement

    often used for rights, patents, copyright, or other protected interests

反義詞
  • compliance

    the state of acting in the way a law or rule requires

  • observance

    formal word for following a law, rule, or custom carefully

文法句型

in contravention of + [law/rule/order/policy]

a contravention of + [law/right/policy]

contraventions of + [regulation/code]

用法筆記

Very formal and most common in legal, official, or regulatory writing. It is especially frequent in the fixed phrase 'in contravention of', followed by the law, rule, order, or right that has been broken.

常見錯誤

❌The plan was in contravention with the permit.
✅The plan was in contravention of the permit.
💡Use 'of', not 'with', after this fixed phrase.
❌They made a contravention of the rule.
✅They were in contravention of the rule.
💡This noun is usually used in the formal phrase 'in contravention of', not with 'make'.