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The act of ravishing; violation; defilement. Bp. Hall.

into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for. We have contracted an inviolable amity, peace, and lague with the aforesaid queen. Hakluyt. Many persons . . . had contracted marriage within the degrees of consanguinity . . . prohibited by law. Strype.

To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to contravene a law. Laws that place the subjects in such a state contravene the first principles of the compact of authority. Johnson.

The act of contravening; opposition; obstruction; transgression; violation. Warrants in contravention of the acts of Parliament. Macaulay. In contravention of all his marriage stipulations. Motley.

Signing some important public document with another or with others; as, a treaty violated by one of the cosignitary powers.

A form of action for the violation of a promise or contract under seal.

Any violation of law, either divine or human; an omission of a duty commanded, or the commission of an act forbidden by law.

rime; -- opposed to civil; as, the criminal code. The officers and servants of the crown, violating the personal liberty, or other right of the subject . . . were in some cases liable to criminal process. Hallam. Criminal action (Law), an action or suit instituted to secure conviction and punishment for a crime. -- Cr…

In violation of law; wickedly.

A duty neglected or violated; a fault; a sin; a trespass. "Forgive us our debts." Matt. vi. 12.

ty; withdrawal. The declination of atoms in their descent. Bentley. Every declination and violation of the rules. South.

To corrupt the chastity of; to debauch; to violate. The husband murder'd and the wife defiled. Prior.

One who defiles; one who corrupts or violates; that which pollutes.

To deprive of virginity, as a woman; to violate; to ravish; also, to seduce.

anor. Every regulation of the civil code necessarily implies a delict in the event of its violation. Jeffrey.

To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to put to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate. The [Russian] clergy can not suffer corporal punishment without being previously desecrated. W. Tooke. The founders of monasteries imprecated evil…

To abandon (the service) without leave; to forsake in violation of duty; to abscond from; as, to desert the army; to desert one's colors.

Violation of trust or of justice; fraud; any deviation from probity; a dishonest act.

To violate the chastity of; to debauch. Dryden.

Want of loyalty; lack of fidelity; violation of allegiance.