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contravene
1560s, from M.Fr.
contravenir
"to transgress, decline, depart," from L.
contravenire
"to come against," in M.L. "to transgress," from L.
contra
"against" +
venire
"to come" (see
venue
). Related:
Contravened
(1650s).
