what does indirect contempt of court mean
Contempt of Court, Indirect. âIndirect contempt of courtâ is the violation of a court order outside the immediate presence of the court. It may be either civil, or criminal. A charge of Criminal Indirect Contempt of Court is a criminal charge. Defendants charged in this manner are afforded all the usual privileges of other criminal defendants, like the right to a trial by jury, to examine, and to call, witnesses, and to testify on one's own behalf.