CONTRAVENE, verb transitive [Latin, to come.] Literally, to come against; to meet. Hence, to oppose, but used in a figurative or moral sense; to oppose in principle or effect; to contradict; to obstruct in operation; to defeat; as, a law may contravene the provisions of the constitution.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.