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- contumacy (n.) late 14c., from L. contumacia "haughtiness, insolence," noun of quality from contumax (see CONTUMELY (Cf. contumely)).
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Contumacy — is a stubborn refusal to obey authority or, particularly in law, the wilful contempt of the order or summons of a court (see contempt of court.) The term is derived from the Latin word contumacia, meaning firmness or stubbornness.[1] In… … Wikipedia
contumacy — con·tu·ma·cy /kən tü mə sē, tyü ; kän tə mə sē, tyə / n [Latin contumacia, literally, defiance, obstinacy]: willful disobedience of a court order con·tu·ma··cious /ˌkän tü mā shəs, tyü / adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… … Law dictionary
Contumacy — 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. [1913 Webster] The bishop… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contumacy — [kän′tyo͞o mə sē, kän′təmə sē] n. pl. contumacies [ME contumacie < L contumacia < contumax, haughty, stubborn < com , intens. + tumere, to swell up: see TUMOR] stubborn refusal to submit to authority, esp. that of a law court;… … English World dictionary
contumacy — /kont(y)amasiy/ The refusal or intentional omission of a person who has been duly cited before a court to appear and defend the charge laid against him, or, if he is duly before the court, to obey some lawful order or direction made in the cause … Black's law dictionary
contumacy — /kont(y)amasiy/ The refusal or intentional omission of a person who has been duly cited before a court to appear and defend the charge laid against him, or, if he is duly before the court, to obey some lawful order or direction made in the cause … Black's law dictionary
Contumacy (in Canon Law) — • Contumacy, or contempt of court, is an obstinate disobedience of the lawful orders of a court Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Contumacy (in Canon Law) Contumacy (in … Catholic encyclopedia
contumacy — noun Etymology: Middle English contumacie, from Anglo French, from Latin contumacia, from contumac , contumax rebellious Date: 13th century stubborn resistance to authority; specifically willful contempt of court … New Collegiate Dictionary
contumacy — /kon too meuh see, tyoo /, n., pl. contumacies. stubborn perverseness or rebelliousness; willful and obstinate resistance or disobedience to authority. [1150 1200; ME contumacie < L contumacia, equiv. to contumac , s. of contumax unyielding,… … Universalium
contumacy — noun disobedience, resistance to authority … Wiktionary
