| 单词 | contempt of court |
| 释义 | contempt of court contempt of court the offence of showing disrespect for a court. Contempt may be criminal or civil. Criminal contempt is conduct (whether words or actions) that obstructs or tends to obstruct the administration of justice; civil contempt is deliberate disobedience of an order of the court or breach of an undertaking given to the court; either is punishable by committal or a fine.In Scots criminal law, an offence against the dignity of the court (not the judge) that can be committed inside or outside the court. Drunk- enness can be sufficient but strange dress is not. |
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