Sentences with contravene
con·tra·vene
C c - The Board has banned the film on the grounds that it contravenes criminal libel laws. [VERB noun]
- Practices contravening an ethical code
- Both bodies have found it does not contravene regulations.
- It is not appropriate that trustees can continue to contravene and for their actions to have no consequences.
- Some legal experts argue that the bill contravenes Canada's charter of rights and freedoms. Montreal constitutional lawyer Julius Grey told the Vancouver Sun that Bill 78 was "flagrantly unconstitutional".
- To contravene a statement.
- The department does not provide consular access to detainees without their permission, because this would contravene the Vienna Convention.
- Some grossly incorrect medical claims made by many of these products would have to contravene advertising standards.
- To contravene the law.
- The B2B advice was in response to a confidential email from Mr Ray in which he asked if the vouchers would contravene any state or federal.
- Human cloning would also contravene a number of international human rights declarations.
- On a 99-year lease seems to contravene the generally understood idea of what is either a residential hotel or group accommodation.
- Sergeant Matthew Locke was killed last week — would contravene our rules of engagement, which determine when lethal force can be used.