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civil contempt
 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun civil contempt has 1 sense
  1. civil contempt - a failure to follow a court order that benefits someone else
    --1 is a kind of     contempt of court

Definitions from the Web

Civil Contempt:
A legal concept that involves the willful disobedience of a court order or a disrespectful behavior towards the court during the course of a civil proceeding.

Sample sentences:

  1. He was held in civil contempt for refusing to comply with the court's order.
  2. The judge warned the attorney that any further disrespectful remarks would result in a charge of civil contempt.
  3. The plaintiff filed a motion seeking to hold the defendant in civil contempt for not paying the required damages.

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