Sentence examples for be contravened from inspiring English sources
verb
To act contrary to an order, or fail to conform to a regulation.
But a law established for a public reason cannot be contravened by a private agreement".
Spinoza argues that nature has a fixed and eternal order that cannot be contravened.
While it is not clear how long Joel Klein, who took over the top job 19 months ago, will endure, many teachers have become used to ignoring orders and sticking to the methods they know best, assuming, usually correctly, that the orders would be contravened in two years.
He was insistent in 2008, and is still is, that he was devoted to preserving a sense of order about Wall Street; despite the widespread questioning of banks' stability – and indeed, the certainty that some were nearly insolvent – Geithner insisted that no contracts would be broken, no old rules would be contravened.
It also suggested EU law would be contravened on a few issues such as the lack of pre-treatment of waste and also too much hazardous waste being produced by the plant and disposed of to landfill.
As a natural interpretation of the reliability condition would be contravened here, this is taken by many to demonstrate that reliability (so understood) is not a necessary condition of justified belief.
Citizens Advice said it is "gathering evidence" of other lenders who are also found to be contravening OFT guidance.
If you and I were to try our hand at this kind of "interference", we would be contravening the Computer Misuse Act and be liable to be detained at her majesty's pleasure.
Any free school found to be contravening the guidelines will be in breach of their contract and will be subject to action by the department, including prohibiting them from operating".
The office declined to comment when asked by Reuters whether Trump would be contravening the Constitution if he did not turn over all hotel income from foreign governments.
In January 2002, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal delivered a ruling in a complaint involving his website, in which it was found to be contravening the Canadian Human Rights Act.
