n., pl., -cies.
Obstinate or contemptuous resistance to authority; stubborn rebelliousness.
[Middle English contumacie, from Latin contumācia, from contumāx, contumāc-, insolent.]
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contumacy
American Heritage Dictionary:
con·tu·ma·cy |
n., pl., -cies.
Obstinate or contemptuous resistance to authority; stubborn rebelliousness.
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Roget's Thesaurus:
contumacy |
noun
- The disposition boldly to defy or resist authority or an opposing force: contempt, defiance, despite, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy. See resist/yield.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law:
Contumacy |
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.
Rhymes:
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Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Contumacy |
Contumacy is a stubborn refusal to obey authority or, particularly in law, the wilful contempt of the order or summons of a court (see contempt of court.) The term is derived from the Latin word contumacia, meaning firmness or stubbornness.[1]
In ecclesiastical law, it is contempt of the authority of an ecclesiastical court and is dealt with by the issue of a writ from the Court of Chancery at the instance of the judge of the ecclesiastical court. This writ took the place of the de excommunicato capiendo in 1813, by an act of George III; see excommunication.[1]
In the U.S., while not expressly mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, the courts have long asserted an inherent power of judges to punish such refusal, which in this context is known as contempt of court.[citation needed] The U.S. Supreme Court recognized federal courts' inherent power to imprison a person for contumacy in United States v. Hudson & Goodwin without a reference to a definition of contumacy in common or statutory law.[2]
In traditional Chinese law, contumacy (曰惡逆) is one of the Ten Abominations.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911.
- ^ United States v. Hudson & Goodwin, 11 U.S. (7 Cranch) 32
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Contumacy". Encyclopædia Britannica. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Further reading
- Driscoll, James H. (1908). "Contumacy (in Canon Law)". Catholic Encyclopedia. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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Translations:
Contumacy |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - genstridighed, ulydighed
Nederlands (Dutch)
weerspannigheid
Français (French)
n. - (Jur) contumace, désobéissance, rébellion
Deutsch (German)
n. - Widerspenstigkeit
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απείθεια, ανυπακοή
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
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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