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Where does “contravention” come from?

Contravention comes from Middle French contravention, meaning a violation or breach of law or agreement.

contravention (English): The act of contravening a rule, regulation, or...

Definitions

  1. The act of contravening a rule, regulation, or...

Ancestry of “contravention”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcontravention—

Words derived from “contravention”

  • contraventional
Every word from Middle French contravention →