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、槼則)[正式]

The board has banned the film on the grounds that it contravenes criminal libel laws. 委員會(huì)已經(jīng)禁播了那部電影，因爲(wèi)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(shù)百萬(wàn)美元借給了債臺(tái)高築的銀行，違反了地方銀行業(yè)法律。