GO AGAINST

• (verb) resist

  "buck the trend"

  synonyms : buck

• (verb) act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

  "offend all laws of humanity", "violate the basic laws or human civilization", "break a law", "break a promise"

  synonyms : breach , break , infract , offend , transgress , violate

  She was accused of breaching the contract. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns

  "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"

  synonyms : break , violate

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