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contumacy

[ kon-too-muh-see, -tyoo- ]

noun

plural contumacies.
  1. stubborn perverseness or rebelliousness; willful and obstinate resistance or disobedience to authority.


contumacy

/ ˈɒԳʊəɪ /

noun

  1. obstinate and wilful rebelliousness or resistance to authority; insubordination; disobedience
  2. the wilful refusal of a person to appear before a court or to comply with a court order
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of contumacy1

1150–1200; Middle English contumacie < Latin DzԳٳܳ峦, equivalent to DzԳٳܳ峦-, stem of DzԳٳܳ unyielding, stubborn ( con- con- + -tum- of uncertain sense, though connected by classical authors with both contemnere to regard with contempt and ٳܳŧ to swell) + - adj. suffix) + -ia -ia
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of contumacy1

C14: from Latin DzԳٳܳ峦, from DzԳٳܳ obstinate; related to ٳܳŧ to swell, be proud
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Ripstein cites his “contumacy,” a fancy synonym for stubbornness, as a decisive factor in maintaining an uninterrupted career for 60 years.

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The House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling has identified “contumacy” on behalf of the Director in his refusal to answer a Congressional subpoena.

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Monsieur le Chevalier, we shall excuse you for your contumacy, having the means of arriving at information by a higher power.

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He disdained to obey the summons, and his excommunication for contumacy was published in all the churches of Paris.

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They were ordered to obey humbly whatever the legates might see fit to command, and the vengeance of the Holy See was threatened for slackness or contumacy.

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