Assertion: contempt | /r/HasProperty | criminal
Facets:
value: in the face of the court
type: LOCATION
value: in nature
type: OTHER
value: in facie curia
type: LOCATION
value: based on the purpose
type: CAUSE
value: in nature.“civil” contempt
type: OTHER
value: like the court system
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Contempt of Court: Criminal vs. Civil
text: Some jurisdictions consider contempt of Parliament to be a criminal offence.
text: Contempt may be either a civil penalty or a criminal penalty.
text: Contempt of court is considered a criminal matter, and as such, a person issued this type of order may go through a trial process.
text: Civil and criminal contempts are distinguished by the function of the punishment—if it is to vindicate judicial authority, the contempt is criminal; if it is to enforce the rights and remedies of a party, the contempt is civil.
text: This statute only states that a violator of a 50C no-contact order will be held in contempt of court; it does not specify whether that contempt is civil or criminal.
text: The determination of whether contempt is civil or criminal depends on the underlying purpose of the contempt ruling.
text: The major factor in determining whether a contempt is civil or criminal is the purpose for which the power is exercised, including the nature of the relief and the purpose for which the sentence is imposed.
text: Contempt can be civil or criminal, and it can be direct or indirect.
text: Contempt of court can be either civil or criminal in nature, much like the court system itself.
text: On appeal, the Supreme Court held that the defendants were in civil contempt, notwithstanding their sentence for a definite period of time, on the grounds that the test for determining whether the contempt is civil or criminal is what the court primarily seeks to accomplish by imposing sentence.
text: Contempt can be civil or criminal; civil contempt involves an action against a person arising out of a civil case, such as non-payment of child support; criminal contempt is considered an offense against society, such as interfering with court proceedings or denigrating the dignity of the court.
text: Contempt can either be civil or criminal in nature.“Civil” contempt occurs when the court makes an order and a party is able, but refuses, to comply with that order.
text: Whether the contempt is civil or criminal it may be direct contempt or indirect contempt.
text: The Court of Appeals noted that contempt of court can be either civil or criminal, based on the purpose for which the court’s contempt power is exercised:
text: Contempt of court could be criminal or civil, in the face of the court, in facie curia or outside the presence of the court, ex-facie curia.
text: Whether the contempt is civil or criminal depends on the family court’s purpose behind its contempt ruling.
text: Contempt, both direct and indirect, can be either criminal or civil in nature.
text: Based on previous law one would have thought the contempt was criminal rather than civil because it was punishment for past conduct, the previous violation of the no-contact order.
text: Contempt of court can also be civil or criminal in nature.
text: Some jurisdictions consider contempt of parliament to be a criminal offence.