Criminal contempt

Dictionary: 
Ballentine's Law Dictionary

Any act against the majesty of the law or the courts as an agency of the government, and in which the public are concerned. See 177 Mo. 205, 99 Am. St. Rep. 624, 76 S. W. 79; also 135 Am. St. Rep. 272, note.

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