Contempt - Law Dictionary Search Results
Contemptuous
Manifesting or expressing contempt or disdain scornful haughty insolent disdainful
Fy
A word which expresses blame dislike disapprobation abhorrence or contempt See Fie
sanction
coercive measure or action that results from failure to comply with a law, rule, or order [a for contempt] 2 : explicit or official approval 3 : an economic or military coercive measure adopted usually by several
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blasphemy
blasphemy pl: -mies : the crime of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God or a religion and its doctrines and writings and esp. God as
cite
1 : to demand the appearance of in court : serve with a citation [had been cited for contempt] [you are hereby cited to show cause in the Probate Court] 2 : to quote or refer to
contemner
contemner also con·tem·nor [kən-tem-nər] n : one who commits contempt
in facie curiae
in facie curiae [New Latin] : before or in the presence of the court [contempt in facie curiae]
injunction
a monetary value is impossible to calculate. A defendant who violates an injunction is subject to penalty for contempt. affirmative injunction : an injunction requiring a positive act on the part of the defendant : mandatory injunction
libel
published statement that injures an individual's reputation (as in business) or otherwise exposes him or her to public contempt b : the publication of such a libel c : the crime or tort of publishing a libel
order
145 (1995)"] c : an authoritative command issued by the court [violated a court and was jailed for contempt] cease-and-de·sist order [sēs-ənd-di-zist-, -sist-] : an order from a court or quasi-judicial tribunal to stop engaging in a
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