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Definition of Contempts

Contempt
Contempt Con*tempt" (?; 215), n. [L. contemptus, fr. contemnere: cf. OF. contempt. See Contemn.] 1. The act of contemning or despising; the feeling with which one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn. Criminal contempt of public feeling. --Macaulay. Nothing, says Longinus, can be great, the contempt of which is great. --Addison. 2. The state of being despised; disgrace; shame. Contempt and begarry hangs upon thy back. --Shak. 3. An act or expression denoting contempt. Little insults and contempts. --Spectator. The contempt and anger of his lip. --Shak. 4. (Law) Disobedience of the rules, orders, or process of a court of justice, or of rules or orders of a legislative body; disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent language or behavior in presence of a court, tending to disturb its proceedings, or impair the respect due to its authority. Note: Contempt is in some jurisdictions extended so as to include publications reflecting injuriously on a court of justice, or commenting unfairly on pending proceedings; in other jurisdictions the courts are prohibited by statute or by the constitution from thus exercising this process. Syn: Disdain; scorn; derision; mockery; contumely; neglect; disregard; slight.

Meaning of Contempts from wikipedia

- In colloquial usage, contempt usually refers to either the act of despising, or having a general lack of respect for something. This set of emotions generally...
- "impossibility defense". Contempt of court is considered a prerogative of the court, and "the requirement of a jury does not apply to 'contempts committed in disobedience...
- Contempt of Congress is the misdemeanor act of obstructing the work of the United States Congress or one of its committees. Historically, the bribery of...
- In Contempt is a television show on BET created by Terri Kopp and starring Erica Ash. BET ordered 10 episodes straight-to-series. The series explores injustice...
- Contempt (French: Le Mépris) is a 1963 French New Wave drama film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard, based on the 1954 Italian novel Il disprezzo...
- ****embly, Chapter 3, Division 1, Section 42". CanLII. 2019. "Cap 382 s 17 Contempts (Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance)". legislation...
- "Contempt of cop" is law enforcement jargon in the United States for behavior by people toward law enforcement officers that the officers perceive as disrespectful...
- Time of Contempt (Polish original title: Czas pogardy, early title was translated less literally as Time of Anger) is the second novel in the Witcher Saga...
- Contempt of the Sovereign (also called contempt of statute) was an ancient doctrine in English law dating from medieval times, and now obsolete. It was...
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