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contravention
n. coming into conflict with
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struggle, battle, conflict
n. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
competition, contention, rivalry
n. the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"
contest
n. a struggle between rivals
engagement, fight, battle
n. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
fight, combat, fighting
n. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
riot, public violence
n. a public act of violence by an unruly mob
action, case, lawsuit, suit, legal action
n. a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
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contravention
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