civil contempt

collocation in English

meaningsofcivilandcontempt

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civil
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪv.əl/us
/ˈsɪv.əl/
not military or religious, or relating to the ordinary people of ...
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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 ofcivilandcontemptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I leave aside for now the distinctions among criminal contempt,civilcontempt, and coercive contempt. 24.
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I accept that this was acivilcontempt, if it was contempt at all, and not criminal contempt.
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We are dealing purely withcivilcontempt, not contempt in the criminal courts.
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What he was saying was relevant to the law of criminal contempt but not relevant to the law ofcivilcontempt.
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I do not ask whether they would be prosecuted for contempt orcivilcontempt, but merely liable.
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It is incivilcontemptthat indefinite orders are sometimes made.
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We are talking aboutcivilcontemptat the moment and the avoidance ofcivilcontempt.
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Extradition cannot be ordered from any country forcivilcontempt, even if it results in an order of imprisonment.
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Contempt may be either criminal contempt orcivilcontempt.
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And, alone of all the orders of the court, this is to be privileged from the law, not of criminal contempt but ofcivilcontempt.
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As we know, that is very often the case incivilcontempt, where somebody is imprisoned for breach of an order until the contempt is purged.
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Civilcontemptor contempt in procedure consists of disobedience to an order of the court—as, for example, in connection with proceedings relating to wards of court.
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Incivilcontemptcases there is no principle of proportionality.
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In most cases, constructive contempt is considered to be in the realm ofcivilcontemptbecause of its passive nature.
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He was found to be incivilcontemptof court by order of a judge.
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This is the preferred method, compared tocivilcontemptviolations, which have a maximum penalty of five days in custody.
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Civilcontemptis only appropriate when the imposed party has the power to comply with the underlying order.
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Berkman refused to talk and spent almost a year in jail forcivilcontempt.
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Civilcontemptcan involve acts of omission.
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However, some cases ofcivilcontempthave been perceived as intending to harm the reputation of the plaintiff, or to a lesser degree, the judge or the court.
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