Look up: contempt

1. contempt
   [n] - lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike 2. [n] - open disrespect for a person or thing 3. [n] - a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous 4. [n] - a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
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2. contempt
   An offence against official powers in which a person fails to comply with an official order which has been issued by a competent authority or public official under threat of criminal penalty for non-compliance. Category: Law
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3. Contempt
   Contempt of court is committed either by obstructing the administration of justice or by disobeying orders or other processes of the court. Suppose someone gives an undertaking to the court not to do something, like contact a particular person, and then breaks that undertaking; or a defendant goes o...
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4. Contempt
   Con·tempt' noun [ Latin contemptus , from contemnere : confer Old French contempt . See Contemn .] 1. The act of contemning or despising; the feeling with which one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or worth...
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5. contempt
   scorn noun open disrespect for a person or thing
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6. contempt
   disrespect noun a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
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7. contempt
   disdain noun lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; `he was held in contempt`; `the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary`
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8. contempt
   noun a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
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9. Contempt
   • (n.) An act or expression denoting contempt. • (n.) The state of being despised; disgrace; shame. • (n.) The act of contemning or despising; the feeling with which one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn. • (n.) Disobedience of the rules, ord...
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10. Contempt
    (from the article `Godard, Jean-Luc`) ...of a young Parisian prostitute, used, with ironical solipsism, pastiches of documentary form and clinical jargon. Godard`s 1963 film Le Mépris ...
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11. contempt
    in law, insult to, interference with, or violation of a sovereign court or legislative body. The concept of contempt is of English origin and is ... [3 related articles]
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12. contempt
    contempt 1. The feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, mean, vile, base, or worthless; scorn; disdain. 2. The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace. 3. Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
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13. contempt
    contempt, in law, interference with the functioning of a legislature or court. In its narrow and more usual sense, contempt refers to the despising of the authority, justice, or dignity of a court. A contempt of court. can be classified as civil or criminal, direct or constructive. Civil and crimina...
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14. Contempt
    `Contempt` is an intensely negative emotion regarding a person or group of people as inferior, base, or worthless—it is similar to scorn. It is also used when people are being sarcastic. Contempt is also defined as the state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace, and an open disrespect or...
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15. Contempt
    (album) `Contempt` is the first album by Assemblage 23. In 1998, the Canadian label, Gashed Records signed Assemblage 23 and released their first album, Contempt in 1999. Shortly after it was re-released by Metropolis Records. Track listing: # Anthem - 5:53 # Surface - 5:04 # Coward - ...
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