Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Contempt of court — is a court order which, in the context of a court trial or hearing, declares a person or organization to have disobeyed or been disrespectful of the court s authority. Often referred to simply as contempt, such as a person held in contempt, it is … Wikipedia
contempt of court — contempt of court: contempt (1) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. contempt of court n … Law dictionary
contempt of court — Any act which is calculated to embarrass, hinder, or obstruct court in administration of justice, or which is calculated to lessen its authority or its dignity. Committed by a person who does any act in willful contravention of its authority or… … Black's law dictionary
contempt of court — Any act which is calculated to embarrass, hinder, or obstruct court in administration of justice, or which is calculated to lessen its authority or its dignity. Committed by a person who does any act in willful contravention of its authority or… … Black's law dictionary
CONTEMPT OF COURT — According to the Talmud, cursing a judge is a scriptural prohibition. The verse You shall not revile God (Ex. 22:27) is interpreted as referring to human judges (Mekh. ibid.; Sanh. 66a; Maim. Yad, Sanhedrin 26:1) as is a preceding verse … the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
contempt of court — N UNCOUNT Contempt of court is the criminal offence of disobeying an instruction from a judge or a court of law. [LEGAL] He faced imprisonment for contempt of court. Syn: contempt … English dictionary
contempt of court — An act that hinders the course of justice or that constitutes disrespect to the lawful authority of the court. Contempt may be divided into acts committed in court (for instance, unseemly behaviour or refusing to answer a question as a witness)… … Big dictionary of business and management
contempt of court — con,tempt of court noun uncount LEGAL the crime of not doing what a judge in a court of law has ordered you to do: The reporter was found to be in contempt of court for refusing to reveal his sources … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
contempt of court — UK / US noun [uncountable] legal the crime of not doing what a judge in a court of law has ordered you to do The journalist was found to be in contempt of court for refusing to reveal his sources … English dictionary
contempt of court — noun A court order which, in the context of a court trial or hearing, declares a person or organization to have disobeyed or been disrespectful of the courts authority. See Also: contempt of Congress, contempt of Parliament, hold in contempt … Wiktionary
contempt of court — noun disrespect for the rules of a court of law • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑contempt • Hyponyms: ↑civil contempt, ↑criminal contempt … Useful english dictionary
