Procedure

Contempt of Court

/ kon-TEMT of kort /

Definition

Willful disobedience of a court order or disrespect of a court.

Used in Context

“The witness was held in contempt for refusing to testify.”

Etymology

◈ Latin: contemnere, to scorn

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