What is another word for contravening ?

setting your face against

Present participle for to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation

failing to comply with

transgressing against

offending against

ignoring

flying in the face of

rebelling against

committing a breach of

digging your heels in

paying no attention to

riding roughshod over

hurling defiance at

thumbing nose at

bucking

kicking over the traces

refusing to accept the authority of

taking law into own hands

fighting against

raging against

struggling against

going off the reservation

going against the grain

going rogue

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“If, on the other hand, members of organizations do engage in acts that contravene criminal law, then the law is able to deal with them.”

Verb

Present participle for to be at variance with, or in opposition to, an order

“What chance, then, of the judges now forbidding parliament to contravene our home-grown constitutional principle of the rule of law?”

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Present participle for to refuse to admit the truth or existence of

shooting full of holes

disagreeing with

shooting down in flames

calling into question

blowing out of the water

querying

canceling^US

cancelling^UK

declaring to be untrue

giving thumbs down to

taking a stand against

saying the opposite of

confronting

obstructing

flying in the face of

casting aspersions upon

knocking bottom out of

duelling^UK

dueling^US

knocking the bottom out of

driving a coach and horses through

bandying words concerning

picking an argument with

arguing the pros and cons of

protesting against

having an argument about

putting under suspicion

enquiring^UK

defending oneself against

giving no credence to

scoffing at

not believing

not swallowing

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Verb

making of no use or value

Present participle for to differ strikingly or to be an unsuitable match

Verb

Present participle for to neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite and equal force

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

stabilising^UK

stabilizing^US

equalizing^US

equalising^UK

rendering ineffective

levelling^UK

leveling^US

equalling^UK

equaling^US

restoring the balance

recalibrating

regularising^UK

leveling out

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Verb

Present participle for to frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

putting the kibosh on

putting the stopper on

getting the better of

putting the mockers on

standing in the way of

upsetting the applecart

putting end to

taking wind out of sails

Verb

Present participle for to express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

snivelling^UK

sniveling^US

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knocking something on the head

Present participle for to cause to have no value or effect

negating

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

rendering null and void

flying in the face of

declaring null and void

giving the thumbs down to

saying no to

giving the red light to

giving thumbs down to

putting the kibosh on

giving something a miss

riding roughshod over

removing all traces of

putting a line through

Xing out

knocking out

going back on your word

putting six feet under

giving the brush-off to

standing in the way

censuring

dissenting

placing an embargo on

refusing permission to

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Verb

Present participle for to impede the work or progress of

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a spoke in the wheel of

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

Verb

Present participle for to renounce a legal claim to or responsibility for

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