CONTUMACY


Meaning of CONTUMACY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈtü-mə-sē, -ˈtyü-; ˈkän-tü-, -tyü-, -chə- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English contumacie, from Anglo-French, from Latin contumacia, from contumac-, contumax rebellious

Date: 13th century

: stubborn resistance to authority ; specifically : willful contempt of court

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.