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criminal contempt
noun
, Law.
- any seriously disrespectful act committed against the dignity or authority of a court.
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We need to think about that to determine which remedy – civil or criminal contempt – makes sense here.
From Time
It is a criminal contempt of the magnificent possibilities of life not to lay hold of "God's occasions floating by."
From Project Gutenberg
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