About The Word Contumacy
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Contumacy
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What's The Definition Of Contumacy?
[n] obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority
[n] willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court Synonyms | Synonyms for Contumacy: Related Terms | Find terms related to Contumacy: See Also | disobedience | insubordination | noncompliance | rebelliousness Contumacy In Webster's Dictionary \Con"tu*ma*cy\, n.; pl. {Contumacies}. [L. contumacia,
fr. contumax, -acis, insolent; prob. akin to contemnere to
despise: cf. F. contumace. Cf. {Contemn}.]
1. Stubborn perverseness; pertinacious resistance to
authority.
The bishop commanded him . . . to be thrust into the
stocks for his manifest and manifold contumacy.
--Strype.
2. (Law) A willful contempt of, and disobedience to, any
lawful summons, or to the rules and orders of court, as a
refusal to appear in court when legally summoned.
Syn: Stubbornness; perverseness; obstinacy.
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