VERB
違反，違背，觸犯(法律或規則)
To contravene a law or rule means to do something that is forbidden by the law or rule.
例句
The Board has banned the film on the grounds that it contravenes criminal libel laws...
委員會決定禁播這部電影，理由是它觸犯了刑事誹謗法。
He said the article did not contravene the industry's code of conduct.
他說這一條款并未違反行業的行為準則。