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Present participle for to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation
“If the BBC contravene the code it is not acting unlawfully.”
Present participle for to act contrary to an order, or fail to conform to a regulation
“What chance, then, of the judges now forbidding parliament to contravene our home-grown constitutional principle of the rule of law?”
Present participle for to disregard the rules and refuse to conform
Present participle for to differ strikingly or to be an unsuitable match
Present participle for to frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim
Present participle for to analyze or argue against a claim or piece of information
Present participle for to assault, attack
Present participle for to express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something
Present participle for to impede the work or progress of
Present participle for to alter something from its true state, typically to deceive
Present participle for to cause to have no value or effect
Present participle for to renounce a legal claim to or responsibility for
Present participle for to ward off or put up an opposition to (an attack)
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