Disrespect - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: disrespectDisrespecter
One who disrespects...
Disrespectful
Wanting in respect manifesting disesteem or lack of respect uncivil as disrespectful behavior...
Disrespective
Showing lack of respect disrespectful...
Contempt of court
Contempt of court, means civil contempt or criminal contempt.--A disobedience to or disregard of the rules, orders, process, or dignity of a Court, which has power to punish for such offence by committal. Contempts are either direct, which only insult or resist the powers of the Court, or the persons of the judges who preside there; or consequential, which, without such gross insolence or direct opposition, plainly tend to create a universal disregard of their authority. Contempts may be divided into acts of contempt committed in the Court itself (in facie curi') and out of Court. Among the former are all unseemly behaviour (for which, and which only (see Reg. v. Lefroy, (1873) LR 8 QB 134), there is an express power to punish by s. 162 of the (English) County Courts Act, 1888), as talking boisterously, applauding any part of the proceedings, refusing to be sworn or to answer a question as a witness, interfering with the business of the Court on the part of a person who has no right to...
contempt
contempt 1 : willful disobedience or open disrespect of the orders, authority, or dignity of a court or judge acting in a judicial capacity by disruptive language or conduct or by failure to obey the court's orders ;also : the offense of contempt called also contempt of court civil contempt : contempt that consists of disobedience to a court order in favor of the opposing party NOTE: The sanctions for civil contempt end upon compliance with the order. constructive contempt : indirect contempt in this entry criminal contempt : contempt consisting of conduct that disrupts or opposes the proceedings or power of the court NOTE: The sanctions for criminal contempt are designed to punish as well as to coerce compliance. direct contempt : contempt committed in the presence of the court or in a location close enough to disrupt the court's proceedings in·di·rect contempt : contempt (as disobedience of a court order) that occurs outside of the presence of the court 2 : wi...
Discourtesy
Rudeness of behavior or language ill manners manifestation of disrespect incivility...
Disrespect
Want of respect or reverence disesteem incivility discourtesy...
Disrespectability
Lack of respectability...
Disrespectable
Not respectable disreputable...
Disreverence
To treat irreverently or with disrespect...
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