Definitions from Wiktionary (contempt of court)
▸ noun: (law, uncountable) Open disrespect for or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body, typically punishable by such sanctions as a fine or incarceration.
▸ noun: (law, countable) A particular act of open disrespect for or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law.
▸ noun: (law, countable) A court order which, in the context of a court trial or hearing, declares a person or organization to have disobeyed or been disrespectful of the court's authority.
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▸ noun: (law, uncountable) Open disrespect for or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body, typically punishable by such sanctions as a fine or incarceration.
▸ noun: (law, countable) A particular act of open disrespect for or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law.
▸ noun: (law, countable) A court order which, in the context of a court trial or hearing, declares a person or organization to have disobeyed or been disrespectful of the court's authority.
Similar:
contempt,
contemnor,
contempt of cop,
contempt of Congress,
contumacy,
scofflawry,
cōtempt,
scorn,
contempt of Parliament,
cõtempt,
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reprehensible,
scornful,
malfeasant,
disdainful,
derisible,
reproachful,
malafide,
discommendable,
censorious,
opprobrious,
contemptuous
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