Usually means: Disrespecting court's authority through behavior.
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  1. contempt of court: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. contempt of court: Collins English Dictionary
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  4. contempt of court: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. contempt of court: Wiktionary
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  11. contempt of court: TheFreeDictionary.com
  12. Contempt of Court: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

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  1. contempt of court: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
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  3. contempt of court: Law.com Dictionary
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  1. contempt of court: Encyclopedia

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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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