CONTUMACY
\kəntjˈuːməsi], \kəntjˈuːməsi], \k_ə_n_t_j_ˈuː_m_ə_s_i]\
Definitions of CONTUMACY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court
By Princeton University
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willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Stubborn perverseness; pertinacious resistance to authority.
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A willful contempt of, and disobedience to, any lawful summons, or to the rules and orders of court, as a refusal to appear in court when legally summoned.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald