Sentence examples for To contravene from inspiring English sources

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To contravene

verb

To act contrary to an order, or fail to conform to a regulation.

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It seems to contravene two regulations.

The government regularly blocks Web sites deemed to contravene Thai values.

Both proposals appear to contravene international law and UN resolutions on the refugees.

If a financial promotion is misleading it is likely to contravene our rules".

"To me," Healey said, "it seems to contravene pretty direct presidential guidance".

"We certainly had no intent to contravene the judge's wishes regarding publicity," Ms. Comstock said.

McGuire agreed the images and videos appeared to contravene the policy.

"One by one, she said, 'That is not true.' She had the facts to contravene anything they brought forward".

Should content be found to contravene Facebook's rules, it is deleted and accounts can be banned or removed.

Is the BBC happy with relying on a single source making controversial allegations, which appears to contravene the corporation's guidelines?

Is winning really so important to the fielding side that they're willing to contravene that spirit to get a result?

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