| 单词 | contempt |
| 释义 | con·tempt /kən-'tempt/ n 1: willful disobedience or open disrespect of the orders, authority, or dignity of a court or judge acting in a judicial capacity by disruptive language or conduct or by failure to obey the court's orders; also: the offense of contempt – called also contempt of court; civil contempt: contempt that consists of disobedience to a court order in favor of the opposing party ◇ The sanctions for civil contempt end upon compliance with the order. constructive contempt: indirect contempt in this entry criminal contempt: contempt consisting of conduct that disrupts or opposes the proceedings or power of the court ◇ The sanctions for criminal contempt are designed to punish as well as to coerce compliance. direct contempt: contempt committed in the presence of the court or in a location close enough to disrupt the court's proceedings in·di·rect contempt: contempt (as disobedience of a court order) that occurs outside of the presence of the court 2: willful disobedience to a lawful order of or willful obstruction of a legislative body in the course of exercising its powers ~ of Congress in contempt: in the state of having been found guilty of contempt refused to testify and were held in contempt — A. M. Dershowitz |
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