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contempt 1 : willful disobedience or open disrespect of the orders, authority, or dignity of a court or judge

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The act of contemning or despising the feeling with which one regards that which is esteemed mean vile or worthless disdain scorn

Contempt of court, means civil contempt or criminal contempt. --A disobedience to or disregard of the rules, orders, process,

Criminal contempt, any act done or writing published which is calculated to bring a Court or a Judge into contempt,

Purging contempt, atoning for, or clearing oneself from contempt of court (q.v.).

indirect contempt see contempt

direct contempt see contempt

criminal contempt see contempt

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