Assertion: contempt | /r/Synonym | alsocontempt
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text: willful disobedience or open disrespect of the orders, authority, or dignity of a court or judge acting in a judicial capacity by disruptive language or conduct or by failure to obey the court's ordersthe offense of contempt called alsocontempt that consists of disobedience to a court order in favor of the opposing party indirect contempt in this entrycontempt consisting of conduct that disrupts or opposes the proceedings or power of the courtcontempt committed in the presence of the court or in a location close enough to disrupt the court's proceedingscontempt (as disobedience of a court order) that occurs outside of the presence of the courtwillful disobedience to a lawful order of or willful obstruction of a legislative body in the course of exercising its powers [ of Congress]