Associations to the word «Contravention»

Wiktionary

CONTRAVENTION, noun. The act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement.

Dictionary definition

CONTRAVENTION, noun. Coming into conflict with.

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
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