contravention

From Middle French contravention

contravention (countable and uncountable, plural contraventions)

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

   Their contravention of the treaty increased international tensions.

• opposition
• obstruction
• transgression
• violation

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contravention f (plural contraventions)

1. traffic ticket, traffic fine
2. (law) infraction, infringement, minor offence

• “contravention” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).