Criminal Contempt
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Acts in disrespect of the court or its process, or tending to bring it into disrepute, or obstruct the administration of justice.
153 111. 647.
A criminal contempt embraces all acts committed against the majesty of the law or the dignity of the court.
114 111. App. 326.