contravention

[ kon-truh-ven-shuh n ]

/ ˌkɒn trəˈvɛn ʃən /

an act of contravening; action counter to something; violation or opposition.

Origin of contravention

1570–80; contravene + -tion; compare Middle French contrevention

Such desperate actions are in contravention of their vows and faith to renounce violence in all forms.

Obama, Don’t Let Xi Forget China’s Human Rights Record |Yang Jianli |June 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But was the contravention of the Regulations the real point of our Case after all?

A Case in Camera |Oliver Onions
To avoid doing so intentionally, is a contravention of one of the Creator's laws.

Ancient Faiths And Modern |Thomas Inman
In contravention of old charters, it would have deprived the American colonies of the great northwestern territory.

The American Revolution |John Fiske

Although Trotter's speculations involved no loss to the state they were, nevertheless, a contravention of an act of 1785.

The Political History of England - Vol XI |George Brodrick
These are God-given privileges, and any contravention of them is born of evil and belongs to the evil powers.

Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence |Various