☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Contumacy

Willful disobedience to or open disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body. A contumacious party who refuses to appear or comply with a court order may be held in contempt and subjected to penalties.

Etymology: Latin 'contumacia' (stubbornness, insolence), from 'contumax' (haughty, unyielding) · Category: Civil Procedure · Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 11th Ed.
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