contempt in law disobedience of disrespectful or disorderly conduct in the presence of any court or legistalive body
The adjective is contemptuous.
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The noun contempt actually leads to two different adjectives. Contemptible, which means deserving of contempt, and contemptuous, which means feeling contempt.
It is an adjective. Example: He was scornful of the idea at first.
The abstract noun form of the adjective 'contemptuous' is contemptuousness.The word 'contemptuous' is the adjective form of the abstract noun contempt.
Contempt is an abstract noun.
Direct contempt occurs in the presence of the court. Indirect contempt occurs outside the presence of the court, and Civil contempt often occurs indirectly.
Contempt - album - was created in 1999.
Contempt of the court
The verb form of contempt is "to despise."
Contempt-noun-the feeling that a person or a thing is being beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.The judge held the insolent man in Contempt.By climbing over the fence you showed contempt for my property.After their toxic relationship ended, the few glimpses that he WOULD grant her with were filled with contempt, making her wish she could turn invisible on the spot.I looked at my sister in contempt as she failed to score a goal during the football game.The church congregation held the pastor in great contempt after hearing about his misconduct.After Tom took the last slice of pizza, he earned the contempt of his disgruntled peers.Leslie's contempt towards men was apparent after she got restraining orders against her exes for no justified reason.Answer"I have nothing but contempt for your outmoded political views.""He was such an angry, arrogant man that he treated nearly everyone with contempt."The criminal's arrogant and disrespectful behavior in the courtroom showed hiscontempt for the law.