go against

verbs

fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
"This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
break, go against, violate
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"
breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate
resist
"buck the trend"
buck, go against