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• Books deemed to be in contravention of the law have also been removed from stores and libraries.
  — James Griffiths, CNN, 3 Sep. 2020
• This is in contravention of section 2 (1) of the country’s Banking Act.
  — Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2023
• The power of judges to toss evidence seized in contravention of a defendant’s rights is, the Supreme Court wrote in 1968, the only true defense Americans have against police misconduct.
  — WIRED, 22 June 2023
• Or, more simply, to shame Incognito for its shoddy design, and for its blocking of trades in contravention of its professed creed of decentralization and free trade.
  — Gian M. Volpicelli, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2022
• That continues to amass nuclear weapons and the missiles to deliver them in contravention of its global treaty obligations.
  — Danielle Pletka, National Review, 12 Feb. 2022
• There are private investigators, of course, who find the old techniques irresistible and continue to employ them, often in contravention of the law.
  — Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2020
• The advice fit in with Trump’s downplaying of the virus, his ridiculing of those who wear masks to protect themselves and others, and his insistence on holding rallies and White House events in contravention of federal guidelines.
  — Gene Johnson and Peter Prengaman, chicagotribune.com, 6 Oct. 2020
• Philadelphia schools again mandated kids show up in masks, in contravention of science and parental preference.
  — Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022
• The end result was a dataset covering 87 million users that the developer than passed on to Cambridge Analytica, in contravention of Facebook's terms of service.
  — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2022
• Russia and Ukrainian officials have accused each other of shelling the Zaporizhzhia plant in contravention of nuclear safety rules.
  — Susie Blann, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2022
• The sales allow Tehran to build international links in defiance of Western efforts to isolate it, and provide an additional source of revenue alongside oil sold in contravention of sanctions.
  — Farnaz Fassihi, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022
• The legislation would almost certainly be challenged in Britain’s domestic courts and could be found in contravention of international law and in violation of the convention.
  — Megan Specia, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2023
• As such, Twitter simply cannot operate in India by being in contravention of Indian regulation.
  — Peter Suciu, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
• And the effort to recall him took life when Newsom made the incomprehensible decision to attend a posh dinner with lobbyists at a Napa Valley restaurant — in contravention of his own guidance to Californians to avoid gatherings and stay at home.
  — Lanhee J. Chen, CNN, 30 Apr. 2021
• The new restrictions were announced as Johnson battles yet another publicity crisis following reports that his staff held a Christmas party last December in contravention of the rules against public gatherings.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 8 Dec. 2021
• Mutinous soldiers have seized power in several countries in the region in recent years, presidents have clung to power in contravention of their countries’ constitutions, and elections elsewhere have been tainted by irregularities.
  — Elian Peltier, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
• Hifter in contravention of an international arms embargo.
  — Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• She is expected to be prosecuted in Canada on allegations of parental abduction in contravention of a custody order and public mischief, though additional allegations are being considered, according to the Saskatoon Police Service.
  — oregonlive, 23 Aug. 2022
• Democratic veterans, however, see the newer veteran candidates’ willingness to embrace Mr. Trump’s lies as a precursor to totalitarianism, and in contravention of their service.
  — Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2022
• Sharif-Aminu's lawyers, who became involved in the case only after his conviction, say he was not allowed legal representation before or during his trial -- in contravention of Nigerian citizens' constitutional right to legal representation.
  — Eoin McSweeney and Stephanie Busari, CNN, 29 Sep. 2020
• Paying a surrogate to carry twins — intentionally creating a higher-risk pregnancy, in contravention of medical recommendations — would be wrong.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 29 Sep 2024