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    CONTEMPT OF COURT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Disrespect for the rules of a court of lawplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("contempt of court" is a kind of...):

    contempt (a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body)

    Domain category:

    jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "contempt of court"):

    civil contempt (a failure to follow a court order that benefits someone else)

    criminal contempt (an act of disrespect that impedes the administration of justice)

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