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Contravenes is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Contravenes in a sentence

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Contravenes meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of contravene

Using Contravenes

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of contravene
  • In the example corpus, contravenes often appears in combinations such as: contravenes the, that contravenes, offence contravenes.

Context around Contravenes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 15 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 2 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Contravenes

  • In this selection, "contravenes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, offence, tokens, directly, section, widely and covid stand out and add context to how "contravenes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include act that contravenes the provisions and action that contravenes the standard. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "contravenes" sits close to words such as abdulrasheed, abhinav and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with contravenes

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

It won't work on anything that contravenes "widely accepted principles" of human rights. (14 words)

Who made you Glory the police to determine what either constitutes or contravenes constructive criticisms? (15 words)

According to him, the offence contravenes Section 319 of Criminal Code, Laws of Ekiti State 2012. (16 words)

The five months ban is in line with the Wildlife Convention Regulations Legislative Instrument (LI) 685 of 1971 and any person who contravenes any provision of these regulations would be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine. (42 words)

Whether this contravenes Covid-19 guidelines or whether her Diplomat husband will take a dim view, Isha will not mind: each of those players will get a kiss if Sierra Leone beat Nigeria 4:1 in Freetown, full stop! (39 words)

He warned that unauthorised disclosure or exposure of personal details of registrants in the National ID Database contravenes both the National Registration Act (2010) as well as the E-transactions and Cyber Security Act (2016). (35 words)

Who made you Glory the police to determine what either constitutes or contravenes constructive criticisms? (15 words)

And when Google commits to avoid developing technologies “whose purpose contravenes widely accepted principles of international law and human rights”, who decides what is “widely accepted”? (26 words)

Whether this contravenes Covid-19 guidelines or whether her Diplomat husband will take a dim view, Isha will not mind: each of those players will get a kiss if Sierra Leone beat Nigeria 4:1 in Freetown, full stop! (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

He is accused of mobilizing staff during a staff meeting in his office to verbally and physically assault Lydia, an act that contravenes the provisions of the Public Service Standing Order 2021.

In a tweet over the weekend Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson, Fadzayi Mahere said the introduction of the gold-backed digital tokens contravenes the Reserve Bank Act.

This contravenes the law, which states that schools cannot have more than 20 percent of their teachers with only the minimum level of qualifications.

Washington’s endorsement of Yoon and its support for his new National Security State directly contravenes the majority of South Korean public opinion.

According to the prosecutor, the offence contravenes the provisions of sections 97 and 221 of the Penal Code.

Lazzarini, in response to the new law, labeled it a “dangerous precedent” that contravenes UN principles and international obligations.

According to the prosecutor, the offence contravenes Section 330(d) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

He warned that unauthorised disclosure or exposure of personal details of registrants in the National ID Database contravenes both the National Registration Act (2010) as well as the E-transactions and Cyber Security Act (2016).

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Whether this contravenes Covid-19 guidelines or whether her Diplomat husband will take a dim view, Isha will not mind: each of those players will get a kiss if Sierra Leone beat Nigeria 4:1 in Freetown, full stop!

Who made you Glory the police to determine what either constitutes or contravenes constructive criticisms?

It could be because of an omission or an action that contravenes the standard of conduct expected of the defendant.

According to him, the offence contravenes Section 319 of Criminal Code, Laws of Ekiti State 2012.

According to the prosecutor, the offence contravenes Sections 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

And when Google commits to avoid developing technologies “whose purpose contravenes widely accepted principles of international law and human rights”, who decides what is “widely accepted”?

A person who contravenes the aforementioned clause commits an offence and is liable, upon conviction, to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years, or to both.

It won't work on anything that contravenes "widely accepted principles" of human rights.

Section 13 (3) of the law also prescribes 3-year jail term or option of N5,000 fine for anyone who contravenes provision of the law, as Mrs Adeosun is alleged to have.

The claim “effing fast” is not suitable for children and contravenes the advertising code, it added.

The five months ban is in line with the Wildlife Convention Regulations Legislative Instrument (LI) 685 of 1971 and any person who contravenes any provision of these regulations would be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine.

The UN, international organizations and stakeholders may ostracize the government because this callous behaviour by President Bio’s men, contravenes civility and the Geneva Convention on the treatment of diplomats.

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Common combinations with contravenes

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "contravenes" in a sentence?
An example: "He is accused of mobilizing staff during a staff meeting in his office to verbally and physically assault Lydia, an act that contravenes the provisions of the Public Service Standing Order 2021." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "contravenes" from authentic English texts.
What does "contravenes" mean?
Contravenes means: third-person singular simple present indicative of contravene
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