0 the act of doing something that a law or rule does not allow, or an instance of this: --
These are all blatant contraventions of the UN Declaration on Human Rights.
By accepting the money, she was in contravention of company regulations.
1 an action that is against a law or rule, or that is not what you promised or were expected to do: --
Council may serve a contravention notice if the builder fails to submit plans before starting construction work.
be in contravention of sth We are trying to understand in what way we may have been in contravention of the law.
(a) contravention of sth The use of unguarded candles is a contravention of the 1981 Hotels & Boarding House Act.
In the circumstances in which they took place, these deportations were a contravention of the ordinary rules of international law.
Indeed, it is most important that there are adequate resources available for the investigation in seeking out contraventions.
The proper target of disciplinary action is the person committing the contravention and not its subject.
Equally, where his contravention was not dishonest, it may well be so, for the same token.
The fines for contravention of a closing order referred to in the amendment therefore also apply here.
If he holds that there has been a contravention, it is for the judge to make such order as he considers appropriate.
It is in the interest of the general body of the public that there should not be unknown contraventions.
I am not clear who is to be made responsible for a contravention of the law.
