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“This represents an important victory for the principle that women who speak out about sexual abuse should not be silenced by NDAs that contravene California law,” Barnett attorney Rosengart said in the notice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Yet, Ms. Gordon-Reed notes, Jefferson’s “actions and words in other contexts . . . contravene almost everything he has to say in the ‘Notes.’”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

While strictly speaking the events seem to contravene restrictions imposed on mass gatherings, they have been tolerated by the authorities.

From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026

That leads into Colorado’s second justification—that conversion therapy does indeed contravene the standard of care by subjecting minors to “discredited” quackery far more likely to harm than help.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2025

“That is a dangerous doctrine, my dear child, especially for a woman to entertain; because custom rules us with an iron rod, and flays us alive if we contravene her decrees.”

From Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part by Augusta J. Evans Wilson

He said the continuation of the war in Gaza and the "loss of innocent lives is simply unacceptable and contravenes international law."

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2024

The judges said the policy contravenes three other laws passed by Parliament during the last 30 years.

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2023

"It contravenes Indonesia’s international obligations in relation to respect and protection for freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief, freedom of opinion and expression," he said.

From Reuters ● Sep. 20, 2023

Justice is always served when a court does not allow a defendant to manipulate a federal statute to their advantage in a way that contravenes its purpose.

From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2023

We sympathize entirely with the author's indignant protest against thinking a theory necessarily inaccurate because it contravenes the opinion of the majority.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 by Various

As the stolen cash was in foreign currency, it meant that exchange control laws could also have been contravened.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

It previously said it would conduct an internal review of whether Singh contravened their rules.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

Manchester United wanted to sign Todibo earlier this summer but were blocked from doing so by Uefa because of Sir Jim Ratcliffe's involvement with Nice as it contravened their associated party transaction rules.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2024

Detractors said the plan contravened Kenya’s constitution because it would place officers in unnecessary danger and was carried out without broader public dialogue or the direct authorization of the government agencies tasked with national security.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024

But if we are to deal with the Cosmos we must first understand it, even if our hopes for some unearned preferential status are, in the process, contravened.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

The group is accused of contravening South Africa's laws, which outlaw mercenary activity without government permission.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

The flight did not seek authorisation from Saudi Arabia, contravening a practice in place for a decade.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

He sticks to beliefs even in the face of contravening evidence.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

The government keeps pushing back - its ministerial task team on migration saying this week that 40,000 illegal immigrants have been arrested so far this year for contravening the Immigration Act.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

The International Confederation of Wizards has had to fine certain nations repeatedly for contravening Clause 73.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling