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Oppugn vs Contravene - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between oppugn and contravene

is that oppugn is to contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement while contravene is to act contrary to an order, or fail to conform to a regulation.

oppugn

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (rare) To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement.
  • * 1761 (Laurence Sterne), , volume III, page 180, London: R. and J. Dodsley.
  • *:It is for the same reason, that is, because 'tis all comprehended in Slawkenbergius, that I say nothing likewise of Scroderus (Andrea) who all the world knows, set himself to oppugn Prignitz with great violence, ---- proving it in his own way, first logically, and then by a series of stubborn facts

    • Related terms

    * impugn * pugnacious * repugnant

    Derived terms

    * oppugnable * oppugnancy * oppugnant * oppugner

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    contravene

    English

    Verb

    (contraven)
  • To act contrary to an order, or fail to conform to a regulation.
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 24 , author=Adam Gabbatt , title=Canada student protests erupt into political crisis with mass arrests , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=Some legal experts argue that the bill contravenes Canada's charter of rights and freedoms. Montreal constitutional lawyer Julius Grey told the Vancouver Sun that Bill 78 was "flagrantly unconstitutional".}}
  • To deny the truth of something.

    • Related terms

    * contravention

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