contravene

1. V-T To contravene a law or rule means to do something that is forbidden by the law or rule. 違反 (法律、規(guī)則)[正式]

The board has banned the film on the grounds that it contravenes criminal libel laws. 委員會已經禁播了那部電影，因為它違反了誹謗法。

2. contraventionN-VAR 違反

The government has lent millions of dollars to debt-ridden banks in contravention of local banking laws. 政府把數百萬美元借給了債臺高筑的銀行，違反了地方銀行業(yè)法律。