contumacy

n., pl., -cies.
Obstinate or contemptuous resistance to authority; stubborn rebelliousness.

[Middle English contumacie, from Latin contumācia, from contumāx, contumāc-, insolent.]

noun

The disposition boldly to defy or resist authority or an opposing force: contempt, defiance, despite, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy. See resist/yield.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Willful disobedience. The intentional failure of an individual to obey a summons to appear in court to defend against a charge or to obey an order rendered by the court.

Contumacy is a sufficient basis for finding an individual in contempt of court.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - genstridighed, ulydighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
weerspannigheid

Français (French)
n. - (Jur) contumace, désobéissance, rébellion

Deutsch (German)
n. - Widerspenstigkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απείθεια, ανυπακοή

Italiano (Italian)
contumacia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - contumácia (f), desobediência (f), revelia (f) (Jur.)

Русский (Russian)
неподчинение суду

Español (Spanish)
n. - contumacia, rebeldía

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gensträvighet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
拒不服从, 倔强

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 拒不服從, 倔強

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 불순종, 관명 항거

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 頑固な不従順, 命令不服従

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عناد, تمرد, عدم الأمتثال لأمر محكمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עיקשות, עקשנות‬

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