English Explanatory Dictionary

contempt of court

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A particular act of open disrespect for or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law.
  3. 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.

Word forms

contempt of court contempts of court

Related words

contemn contemnor contempt of Congress contempt of Parliament ex facie hold in contempt in facie

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 藐視法庭 /藐视法庭 Danish: foragt for retten Finnish: oikeuden halventaminen French: outrage au tribunal French: outrage à la cour Galician: desacato Georgian: სასამართლოს უპატივცემულობა Georgian: სასამართლოს შეურაცხყოფა German: Missachtung des Gerichts Hungarian: a bíróság megsértése Hungarian: a bírósággal szembeni engedetlenség Hungarian: bírói rendelkezés semmibevétele Hungarian: bírói rendelkezés be nem tartása Latin: contemptus curiae Malay: menghina mahkamah Polish: obraza sądu Portuguese: desacato à corte Portuguese: contumácia Russian: неуваже́ние к суду́ Spanish: desacato al tribunal Spanish: contumacia Tagalog: desakato sa hukuman Tamil: நீதிமன்ற அவமதிப்பு
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