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contempt of court

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  • 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 court's authority.

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  • noun disrespect for the rules of a court of law

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hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. contempt

hyponyms (2)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. civil contempt
  2. criminal contempt

relateds (3)

relateds

  1. contempt of Congress
  2. contempt of Parliament
  3. hold in contempt

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