Vocabulary Word
Word: contravene
Definition: contradict; oppose; violate (a rule, law, or custom); N. contravention
Definition: contradict; oppose; violate (a rule, law, or custom); N. contravention
Sentences Containing 'contravene'
Then, Don Quixote being vanquished, the bachelor knight was to command him to return to his village and his house, and not quit it for two years, or until he received further orders from him; all which it was clear Don Quixote would unhesitatingly obey, rather than contravene or fail to observe the laws of chivalry; and during the period of his seclusion he might perhaps forget his folly, or there might be an opportunity of discovering some ready remedy for his madness.
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