Слово "convention". Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Women who had wildly adored him, and for his sake had braved all social censure and set convention at defiance, were seen to grow pallid with shame or horror if Dorian Gray entered the room.

I would not be unhappy if this convention sat for ten years before reporting--but I would be frightened if you took less than a year.

one time I needed a costume to go to a comic convention,

Therefore I intend to depart from Hogwarts teaching conventions in a number of respects, as well as introducing some optional after-school activities." He paused.

I was free from the photojournalistic conventions

Isn't it a forlorn illusion, a convention?

Death ends all things and so is the comprehensive conclusion of a story, but marriage finishes it very properly too and the sophisticated are ill-advised to sneer at what is by convention termed a happy ending.

Conventions of how trust is built,

Her convention was not their convention, their standards were not her standards.

Death ends all things and so is the comprehensive conclusion of a story, but marriage finishes it very properly too and the sophisticated are ill-advised to sneer at what is by convention termed a happy ending.

Conventions of how trust is built,

Even the presence of a negro maid would not satisfy the conventions.

Isn't it a forlorn illusion, a convention?

Myra made out the party ahead, had an instant vision of her mother, and then—alas for convention—glanced into the eyes beside.