go against

v 1: fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or

patterns; "He violated the agreement to stay away from

his ex-wife"; "You are breaking the law!" [syn: {violate},

{break}] [ant: {conform to}]

2: act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of

humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization";

"break a law" [syn: {transgress}, {offend}, {infract}, {violate},

{breach}, {break}]

3: resist; "buck the trend" [syn: {buck}]