contravention

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The HSE found Cardiff University failed to put in place proper measures to protect workers from exposure to animal allergens in contravention of legislation.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

“The conduct by these individuals alleged in the indictment is a contravention of the company’s policies and compliance controls, including efforts to circumvent applicable export-control laws and regulations,” Super Micro said in a statement.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Griffin acknowledged withholding information from a Chicago-based attorney who was assisting Girardi’s firm with the case, in contravention of Durkin’s order and despite the clients’ repeated inquiries and demands for the money.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

And at least one time, the government deported a noncitizen in direct contravention of a court order forbidding that deportation.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

She draws a sort of royalty on all the baby-buggies in creation; it amounts to a birth-tax, in contravention of the free guarantees of the Constitution.

From The Siege of the Seven Suitors by Nicholson, Meredith