criminal contempt
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcriminalandcontempt
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criminal
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈkrɪm.ɪ.nəl/us/ˈkrɪm.ə.nəl/
relating ...
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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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(Definition ofcriminalandcontemptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I leave aside for now the distinctions amongcriminalcontempt, civil contempt, and coercive contempt. 24.
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If that member of the press published a report, he might find himself in jeopardy ofcriminalcontempt.
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It appears to me that the offence can only be, in matters of contempt,criminalcontempt.
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I accept that this was a civil contempt, if it was contempt at all, and notcriminalcontempt.
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The total amount of costs expended to date, including costs in proceedings against certain newspapers and others forcriminalcontemptof court, is about £314,500.
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What he was saying was relevant to the law ofcriminalcontemptbut not relevant to the law of civil contempt.
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I hope thatcriminalcontemptof court as a whole will be looked at again in this context.
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Under the amendment that would amount tocriminalcontempt.
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Then follow a miscellaneous group of provisions—clauses 7 to 12 and schedule 2—which seek to alter the substantive law ofcriminalcontempt.
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In the matter ofcriminalcontemptthat would place the burden squarely on the prosecution to establish that a defence was not raised.
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I repeat, it is not the practice but it can be done in the case ofcriminalcontempt.
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Contempt may be eithercriminalcontemptor civil contempt.
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And, alone of all the orders of the court, this is to be privileged from the law, not ofcriminalcontemptbut of civil contempt.
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It is notcriminalcontempt.
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Criminalcontemptconsists of words or acts obstructing or tending to obstruct the administration of justice.
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However, to say a word over the sherry, over the dinner table, in the pub or in the cafe would, under the amendment, becriminalcontempt.
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The great difference between civil and criminal contempts is that there is no right of appeal against an order made by the court in a case ofcriminalcontempt.
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Criminalcontemptis governed by the powers of the court to order settled terms of imprisonment.
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He refused to answer questions before a grand jury and was charged withcriminalcontemptof court.
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She was charged withcriminalcontemptfor violating an order of protection and two counts of harassment.
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