CONTRAVENE, verb transitive [Latin , to come.] Literally, to come against; to meet. Hence, to oppose, but used in a figurative or moral sense; to oppose in principle or effect; to contradict; to obstruct in operation; to defeat; as, a law may contravene the provisions of the constitution.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI