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Definition of Contumacy
1. Noun. Willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court.
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Contumacious
2. Noun. Obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority.
Definition of Contumacy
1. n. Stubborn perverseness; pertinacious resistance to authority.
Definition of Contumacy
1. Noun. disobedience, resistance to authority ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Contumacy
1. [n -CIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contumacy
Literary usage of Contumacy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Continental Criminal Procedure, with Special Reference to France by Adhémar Esmein, René Garraud, Carl Joseph Anton Mittermaier (1913)
"Procedure by contumacy. — The old law came to recognize a procedure of contumacy,
... As in the Germanic practice, the procedure by contumacy resulted, ..."
2. A Treatise on the Law of Shipping and the Law and Practice of Admiralty by Theophilus Parsons (1869)
"OF contumacy AND DEFAULT. SECTION I. OF contumacy ON THE PART OF LIBELLANT.
IF in any admiralty suit the libellant shall not appear and prosecute his suit ..."
3. The Law of the Church: A Cyclopedia of Canon Law for English-speaking Countries by Ethelred Luke Taunton (1906)
"contumacy, in forensic matters, is contempt of court; and it is found, in general,
... Simple disobedience does not induce contumacy, but it must be ..."
4. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1881)
"The censor told the criminal that he spoke in contempt of the court, and that he
should tie proceeded against for contumacy. ADDISON. ..."
5. Forms of Ecclesiastical Law: Or, The Mode of Conducting Suits in the by Thomas Oughton, James Thomas Law (1831)
"3 What contumacy is, who may be said to be contumacious, and in how many ways it
is committed; the mode of proceeding against a contumacious person; ..."
6. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians by Charles Rollin (1839)
"Alcibiades was sentenced to die for his contumacy. His whole estate was confiscated,
and all the priests and ..."
7. A Treatise on Maritime Law: Including the Law of Shipping; the Law of Marine by Theophilus Parsons (1859)
"OF contumacy AND DEFAULT. The libellant must appear and prosecute his suit
according to the course and orders of the court, and if he does not, ..."
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