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contemner

 
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n. (kŏn*tĕm"nr or -tĕm"r)

One who contemns; a despiser; a scorner. «Contemners of the gods.» South.


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An individual who intentionally acts to hinder or obstruct the administration of justice by a court, either by refusing to comply with its orders or by disrupting its orderly proceedings, thereby committing con- tempt.

 
 
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