contumaciousness
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contumaciousness — index contempt (disobedience to the court), dissidence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Contumaciousness — Contumacious Con tu*ma cious, a. [L. contumax, acis. See {Contumacy}.] 1. Exhibiting contumacy; contemning authority; obstinate; perverse; stubborn; disobedient. [1913 Webster] There is another very, efficacious method for subding the most… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contumaciousness — noun The property of being contumacious … Wiktionary
contumaciousness — contumāˈciousness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑contumacious … Useful english dictionary
contumacious — contumaciously, adv. contumaciousness, contumacity /kon too mas i tee, tyoo /, n. /kon too may sheuhs, tyoo /, adj. stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient. [1590 1600; CONTUMACY + OUS] Syn. contrary, pigheaded,… … Universalium
contempt — 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… … Law dictionary
contumacious — adjective /ˌkɒn.tjʊˈmeɪ.ʃəs,ˌkɑːn.tʊˈmeɪ.ʃəs,ˌkɑːn.tjəˈmeɪ.ʃəs/ a) Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious. The queen hears of it; takes occaſion to paſſe wher he is, on purpoſe, that, under prætense of reconſiling to him, or … Wiktionary
dissidence — I noun argument, bickering, clashing, conflict, contradiction, contrariety, controversy, contumaciousness, difference, disaccord, disagreement, discongruity, discord, discordance, discordancy, disharmony, dissension, dissent, dissonance, disunion … Law dictionary
defiance — Synonyms and related words: audacity, boldness, bravado, brazenness, call, cartel, challenge, combative reaction, command, complaint, contempt, contrariness, contumaciousness, contumacy, counteraction, dare, declaration of war, defi, defiance of… … Moby Thesaurus
indocility — Synonyms and related words: antipathy, averseness, aversion, backwardness, civil disobedience, contumaciousness, contumacy, cursoriness, defiance, disagreement, disinclination, disobedience, disrelish, dissent, distaste, foot dragging,… … Moby Thesaurus
