contempt

  • 41contempt, civil — n. Refusing to perform a duty ordered by the court to benefit another party to the litigation, such as producing documents. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 42contempt, constructive — n. Disregard for court authority that occurs away from the court, such as refusing to obey an injunction. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 43contempt, criminal — n. An act that directly interferes with the court’s operation or obstructs justice. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 44contempt of danger — index prowess (bravery) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 45Contempt of Parliament — In some countries, contempt of parliament is the offence of obstructing the legislature in the carrying out of its functions, or of hindering any legislator in the performance of his or her duties. The offence is known by various other names in… …

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  • 46contempt of court — Any act which is calculated to embarrass, hinder, or obstruct court in administration of justice, or which is calculated to lessen its authority or its dignity. Committed by a person who does any act in willful contravention of its authority or… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 47contempt of court — Any act which is calculated to embarrass, hinder, or obstruct court in administration of justice, or which is calculated to lessen its authority or its dignity. Committed by a person who does any act in willful contravention of its authority or… …

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  • 48CONTEMPT OF COURT — According to the Talmud, cursing a judge is a scriptural prohibition. The verse You shall not revile God (Ex. 22:27) is interpreted as referring to human judges (Mekh. ibid.; Sanh. 66a; Maim. Yad, Sanhedrin 26:1) as is a preceding verse … the… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 49contempt of court — noun 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 courts authority. See Also: contempt of Congress, contempt of Parliament, hold in contempt …

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  • 50contempt of court — N UNCOUNT Contempt of court is the criminal offence of disobeying an instruction from a judge or a court of law. [LEGAL] He faced imprisonment for contempt of court. Syn: contempt …

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