The act of contravening; opposition; obstruction; transgression; violation.

a violation of a provision of the FRPA.

Contravention is, in French law, an act which violates the law, a treaty or an agreement which the party has made. It is considered a minor infraction, as opposed to other types of legal violations, such as an outright crime.

a separate species of offence in its own right without any customary law attribute beyond the statute creating it

a statutory offence

Contravention in a business is an act that goes against what the business partners had agreed upon, infringing on the rights of the other person(s) as partner(s).

a breach of a regulatory requirement.

coming into conflict with

Going against