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noun
antagonism, argument, breaking an obligation, clash, conflict, confrontation, contention, contest, contradiction, controversion, counteraction, countervail, debate, denial, disagreement, discord, dissent, dissidence, disunion, disunity, divisiveness, friction, gainsaying, infringement, lack of concord, negation, opposing, opposition, oppugnancy, quarrel, rebuttal, resistance, transgression, traversal, variance, violation, vying with, wrangle
associated concepts: contravention of a contract, contravention of a statute, contravention of an agreement
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ademption, annulment, breach, conflict, confutation, contention (opposition), contradiction, counterargument, crime, criticism, denial, disagreement, disapproval, exception (objection), impugnation, infraction, infringement, negation, opposition, rejection, resistance, transgression
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
- contravention
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A term of French law meaning an act violative of a law, a treaty, or an agreement made between parties; a breach of law punishable by a fine of fifteen francs or less and by an imprisonment of three days or less. In the U.S. legal system, a breach or violation of the provisions of a contract, statute, or treaty.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
- contravention
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A term of French law meaning an act violative of a law, a treaty, or an agreement made between parties; a breach of law punishable by a fine of fifteen francs or less and by an imprisonment of three days or less. In the U.S. legal system, a breach or violation of the provisions of a contract, statute, or treaty.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
