NOUN | act | contumacy | willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order |
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act | contumacy | obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination |
Meaning | Willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court. | |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Broader | disobedience, noncompliance | The failure to obey |
Adjectives | contumacious | wilfully obstinate |
Meaning | obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority. | |
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Broader | insubordination, rebelliousness | An insubordinate act |
Spanish | contumacia | |
Catalan | contumàcia | |
Adjectives | contumacious | wilfully obstinate |
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