contravene (http://definr.com/contravene)
v 1: go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the
law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" [syn: conflict,
run afoul, infringe]
2: deny the truth of [syn: contradict, negate]
If I take this piece of paper, and after placing it parallel with the ground, quickly let it fall, it will not settle steadily down as a staid, sensible piece of paper ought to do, but it insists on contravening every recognized rule of decorum, turning over and darting hither and thither in the most erratic manner, much after the style of an untrained horse.
-- Wilbur Wright
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