contravention
41contravention — n 1. counteraction, opposition, antagonism, oppugnancy, contradiction, rebuttal; frustration, thwarting, foiling, checking, aborting; obstruction, blocking, hindering, hampering, interference, intervention; annulment, nullification, abrogation. 2 …
42contravention — con·tra·ven·tion …
43contravention — con•tra•ven•tion [[t]ˌkɒn trəˈvɛn ʃən[/t]] n. an act of contravening; violation or opposition • Etymology: 1570–80; contravene+ tion; cf. MF contrevention …
44contravention — /kɒntrəˈvɛnʃən/ (say kontruh venshuhn) noun the act of contravening; action counter to something; violation …
45contravention — nf. kontravêchon (Albanais), kontravinchon (Annecy, Vaulx, Villards Thônes), kontravanchon (Saxel) …
46contravention — In French law, an act which violates the law, a treaty, or an agreement which the party has made. That infraction of the law punished by a fine which does not exceed fifteen francs and by an imprisonment not exceeding three days …
47contravention — In French law, an act which violates the law, a treaty, or an agreement which the party has made. That infraction of the law punished by a fine which does not exceed fifteen francs and by an imprisonment not exceeding three days …
48contravention — Violation; infraction …
49Contravention de grande voirie — Droit administratif: atteintes portées à des dépendances du domaine public, relevant soit des Tribunaux administratifs, soit des juridictions répressives judiciaires …
50crime, délit, and contravention — ▪ criminal law three classifications of criminal offense that are central to the administration of justice in many Roman and civil law countries (for distinctions in Anglo American law covering analogous offenses, see felony and… …
