contravention

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Wealden District Council, the local authority, previously passed a motion formally opposing it and said it had served a planning contravention notice against the Home Office.

From BBC

Wealden District Council, the local authority, passed a motion formally opposing the government proposal on Wednesday and said it had served a planning contravention notice against the Home Office.

From BBC

Immergut asked the lawyer for the federal government on Sunday, saying she saw the moves to send troops from California and Texas as a “direct contravention of the order that this court issued yesterday.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In an emergency hearing Sunday, the judge accused the administration of defying the court, saying its attempted workaround was a “direct contravention” of her earlier ruling.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then in August, it said it had issued 4chan with "a provisional notice of contravention" for failing to comply with two requests for information.

From BBC