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Contumacy

Contumacy Meaning & Definition
Contumacy Definition And Meaning

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

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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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