Contempt

Dictionary: 
Ballentine's Law Dictionary

Disobedience of court orders or breach of decorum of a court. See 85 Cal. 603, 20 Am. St. Rep. 248, 25 Pac. 256.

Author: 
James A. Ballentine
Publisher: 
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Year Published: 
1916
Genre: 
Law Dictionary