Thesaurus: contumacy

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1. n. Stubborn perverseness; pertinacious resistance to authority.
2. n. A willful contempt of, and disobedience to, any lawful summons, or to the rules and orders of court, as a refusal to appear in court when legally summoned.
3. n. willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court
4. n. obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority
5. 1. Stubborn perverseness; pertinacious resistance to authority. The bishop commanded him . . . to be thrust into the stocks for his manifest and manifold contumacy. Strype. 2. (Law) A willful contempt of, and disobedience to, any lawful summons, or to the rules and orders of court, as a refusal to appear in court when legally summoned. Syn. -- Stubbornness; perverseness; obstinacy.
6. A willful contempt of, and disobedience to, any lawful summons,or to the rules and orders of court, as a refusal to appear in courtwhen legally summoned.
7. n. willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court n. obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority