1. Wilful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court 
2. Obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority

Derived forms: contumacies

See also: contumacious

Type of: disobedience, insubordination, noncompliance, rebelliousness

Encyclopedia: Contumacy

• butut
• butyl
• butyl alcohol
• butyl nitrite
• butyl rubber
• butylate
• butylene
• butyraceous
• butyrate
• butyric
• butyric acid
• butyrin
• Buxaceae
• buxom
• buxomly
• buxomness
• Buxus
• Buxus sempervirens
• buy
• buy at
• buy food
• buy in
• buy into
• buy it
• buy off