CONTEMPT OF COURT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Disrespect for the rules of a court of law

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("contempt of court" is a kind of...):

contempt (a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "contempt of court"):

civil contempt (a failure to follow a court order that benefits someone else)

criminal contempt (an act of disrespect that impedes the administration of justice)