Contempt of court

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Contempt of court, often known as "contempt", is the offense of being disobedient to or disrespectful toward a court of law and its officers.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ contempt: definition of contempt in Oxford dictionary (American English) (US) (2014-08-05)Oxforddictionaries.com. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
  2. ↑ West's Encyclopedia of American Law. TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 15 September 2014.