Definitions for contumacy
ˈkɒn tʊ mə si, -tyʊ-con·tu·ma·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contumacynoun

   willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court

2. contumacynoun

   obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contumacynoun

   disobedience, resistance to authority

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CONTUMACYnoun

   Etymology: from contumacia, Latin.

   1. Obstinacy; perverseness; stubbornness; inflexibility.

   Such acts
   Of contumacy will provoke the Highest
   To make death in us live. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x.

   2. [In law.]A wilful contempt and disobedience to any lawful summons or judicial order. John Ayliffe Parergon.

   These certificates do only, in the generality, mention the party’s contumacies and disobedience. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Contumacy

   Contumacy is a stubborn refusal to obey authority or, particularly in law, the willful contempt of the order or summons of a court (see contempt of court). The term is derived from the Latin word contumacia, meaning firmness or stubbornness.In English ecclesiastical law, it was contempt of the authority of an ecclesiastical court and was dealt with by the issue of a writ from the Court of Chancery at the instance of the judge of the ecclesiastical court. This writ took the place of the de excommunicato capiendo in 1813, by an act of George III (see excommunication).In the U.S., while not expressly mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, the courts have long asserted an inherent power of judges to punish such refusal, which in this context is known as contempt of court. The U.S. Supreme Court recognized federal courts' inherent power to imprison a person for contumacy in United States v. Hudson & Goodwin without a reference to a definition of contumacy in common or statutory law.

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1. contumacy

   Contumacy is willful and obstinate disobedience or rebellion against authority, often specifically in reference to refusal to obey a court order or appear in court. In the context of religion, it can also refer to stubborn refusal to obey ecclesiastical authority.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Contumacynoun

   stubborn perverseness; pertinacious resistance to authority

2. Contumacynoun

   a willful contempt of, and disobedience to, any lawful summons, or to the rules and orders of court, as a refusal to appear in court when legally summoned

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1. Contumacy

   Contumacy is a stubborn refusal to obey authority or, particularly in law, the wilful contempt of the order or summons of a court The term is derived from the Latin word contumacia, meaning firmness or stubbornness. In ecclesiastical law, it is contempt of the authority of an ecclesiastical court and is dealt with by the issue of a writ from the Court of Chancery at the instance of the judge of the ecclesiastical court. This writ took the place of the de excommunicato capiendo in 1813, by an act of George III; see excommunication. In the U.S., while not expressly mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, the courts have long asserted an inherent power of judges to punish such refusal, which in this context is known as contempt of court. The U.S. Supreme Court recognized federal courts' inherent power to imprison a person for contumacy in United States v. Hudson & Goodwin without a reference to a definition of contumacy in common or statutory law. Contumacy was the name of the alternative campus publication at the University of Texas at Austin which was published from 1997-2006. In traditional Chinese law, contumacy is one of the Ten Abominations.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contumacy

   The not appearing to the three calls of the admiralty court, after the allegation has been presented to the judge, with a schedule of expenses to be taxed, and an oath of their necessity.

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1. • Disobedience
   • Insubordination
   • Law

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of contumacy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of contumacy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=contumacy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Contumacy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=contumacy
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contumacy
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contumacy
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=contumacy
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=contumacy