contravening
present participle ofcontravene
| 单词 | contravening |
| 释义 | contravening present participle ofcontravene contravene verb[T] formaluk/ˌkɒn.trəˈviːn/us/ˌkɑːn.trəˈviːn/to do something that alaworruledoes notallow, or tobreakalaworrule: Thecompanyknewitsactionscontravenedinternationallaw. Obeying & breaking the law
Examplesofcontraveningcontravening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. As what is known must be true, a situation in which a player actually receives 'knowledgecontravening' information is not possible. From theCambridge English Corpus Although by the 1970s incidents of young mencontraveningthe taboo were fairly common, the prohibition was generally still strong. From theCambridge English Corpus Contraveningthis section does not make the agreement void. From theCambridge English Corpus Many shopkeepers were prosecuted forcontraveningthese requirements: this was probably explained as much by their incapacity to monitor their own businesses as any criminal intent. From theCambridge English Corpus Almost by definition, colours which are borderline between several colour terms necessarily may be referred to with different colour terms, thuscontraveningmutual exclusivity and contrast. From theCambridge English Corpus Any salecontraveningthis rule may be treated as fraudulent by the buyer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That matters because people are entitled to know what actions on their part would be likely to be regarded ascontraveningthe law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Whatever other punishment may be imposed upon him, he ought to forfeit any profit he may have made bycontraveningthe law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The maximum penalty on summary conviction forcontraveningor failing to comply with the regulations is a fine of £100. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Whatever he does to secure a dog, if it is at liberty to go freely about the premises the handler will becontraveningthe clause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If he does enter the country is hecontraveningthe original order for deportation? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The maximum penalty for aiding and abetting an alien incontraveninghis landing conditions is a fine of £100 or six months' imprisonment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no clear age above which a tattooist may tattoo a person withoutcontraveningthe law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have done everything in our power to minimise the financial confusion withoutcontraveningthe law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They arecontraveningassurances given when the grant-related expenditure assessments were introduced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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