contravention

英

美

n.  违反；触犯；抵触

复数：contraventions　

法律

BNC.13065 / COCA.30524

柯林斯词典

• VERB 违反，违背，触犯(法律或规则)
  Tocontravenea law or rule means to do something that is forbidden by the law or rule.
  1. The Board has banned the film on the grounds that it contravenes criminal libel laws...
     委员会决定禁播这部电影，理由是它触犯了刑事诽谤法。
  2. He said the article did not contravene the industry's code of conduct.
     他说这一条款并未违反行业的行为准则。

英英释义

noun

• coming into conflict with
  Synonym:dispute

双语例句

• A contract for the supply of any goods shall not be void or unenforceable by reason only of a contravention of any provision of this ordinance.
  凡有关供应货品之合约，不得只因违反本条例之规定而变作无效或不能执行。
• Any person who publishes or communicates any information which to his knowledge has been disclosed in contravention of this Ordinance to any other person commits an offence.
  任何人发表或向他人传达任何其明知属违反本条例而披露的资料，即属犯罪。
• Every spring since its accession to the EU in2004, Malta has permitted hunting of Common Quail, in direct contravention of the EU Birds Directive.
  自从2004加入欧盟以来的每个春季，马耳他都允许对于鹌鹑的捕猎，而这是与欧盟鸟类条约相违背的。
• Any bylaw so made may provide that a contravention of specified provisions thereof shall be an offence and may prescribe penalties therefor not exceeding a fine of2000;
  如此订立的附例可订定，凡违反附例中指明的条文，即属犯罪，并可为此订明罚则，但以不超过罚款2000为限；
• Yet Mr Levine hit back at Mr Buffett in a statement, insisting that Mr Sokol had done nothing illegal or in contravention of Berkshire policies.
  然而，莱文在一份声明中对巴菲特进行了还击，他坚持表示，索科尔没有做任何非法的事情，也没有违反伯克希尔哈撒韦的政策。
• The revelation that Chinese companies discussed selling weapons to the tottering regime as late as July, in contravention of UN resolutions, is hugely embarrassing for Beijing, which is already struggling to improve relations with the victorious rebels.
  中国企业迟至7月仍与摇摇欲坠的卡扎菲政权就销售武器进行谈判，违背联合国决议，这对北京是一个巨大的难堪，北京方面在与取胜的利比亚反对派改善关系方面已经困难重重。
• It is an act in contravention of regulations.
  这是违反规则的举动。
• This is in direct contravention of the Geneva Convention that an occupying army should "use all means within its power" to guard the cultural heritage of a defeated state.
  这直接违反了日内瓦公约，即占领军队应“使用力所能及的所有方式”保护战败国的文化遗产。
• In a public statement, Mr Flint said: We deeply regret and apologise for the conduct and compliance failures highlighted which were in contravention to our own policies as well as our expectations of us.
  范智廉在一份公开声明中表示：我们对相关的行为和合规失败深感遗憾，并为其道歉，这些失败违反了我行的政策，也不符合我行对自身的期望。
• Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorize the arrest of any offender unless the contravention is committed in a highway or other public place.
  但本条的规定不得当作授权警务人员将犯罪者逮捕，除非该项违例事件是在公路或其它公众地方作出的。