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CONTUMACY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("contumacy" is a kind of...):
insubordination; rebelliousness (an insubordinate act)
Derivation:
contumacious (wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("contumacy" is a kind of...):
disobedience; noncompliance (the failure to obey)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Derivation:
contumacious (wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient)
