contempt of court
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcontemptandcourt
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contempt
noun[U]
uk/kənˈtempt/us/kənˈtempt/
a strong feeling of disliking and having no respect for someone ...
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court
noun
uk/kɔːt/us/kɔːrt/
a place where trials and other legal cases happen, or the people present in such a place, especially the officials and those deciding if someone ...
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(Definition ofcontemptandcourtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Justices of the peace did so regularly, and even common law judges did so in cases ofcontemptofcourt.
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Failure to attend invites strictures ofcontemptofcourt.
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The use of force in holding a defendant incontemptofcourtis a response to the refusal to do the court's bidding.
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As a result, penalties forcontemptofcourtare required in addition to whatever remedy is awarded to the plaintiff.26 23.
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They have gone to prison forcontemptofcourt.
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We have the situation where these two journalists were sent to prison for contempt of a tribunal orcontemptofcourt.
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It might have been argued that he was incontemptofcourtif he had allowed his committee to discuss the matter at that time.
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Furthermore, any breach of an interdict—whether interim or permanent—is acontemptofcourt, and is capable of being dealt with by fine or imprisonment.
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But perhaps we ought to look at what kind of extension there is in, say, the case ofcontemptofcourt.
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Sequestration is a penalty that may be imposed by the courts, where appropriate, for anycontemptofcourt.
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The longest period for which a prisoner has been held forcontemptofcourtduring the last five years is 652 days.
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In the doubtful case ofcontemptofcourt, that distinction has also been plainly drawn.
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He received no sentence forcontemptofcourt, and was not sentenced to hard labour.
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This party did not participate in these proceedings and it was therefore held to be incontemptofcourt.
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Funds are, of course, sacrosanct regarding compensation for damages, but not when a union is incontemptofcourt.
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Is there to be a procedure forcontemptofcourt?
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I have definite views about defamation andcontemptofcourt, but the matter of official secrets is one of the greatest difficulty.
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They are sent to prison because they will not pay, because they are guilty ofcontemptofcourt.
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I think it is exceedingly doubtful whether it could be dealt with ascontemptofcourt.
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Let we now pass on briefly to the question ofcontemptofcourt.
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