contempt charge
Defying judicial authority accusation
A contempt charge is a formal accusation that someone has defied or disrespected a court's authority.
This typically follows failure to comply with a court order, disrupting proceedings, or refusing to testify: The witness faced a contempt charge after ignoring the subpoena.
Contempt charges can result in fines or jail time.
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- legal proceedingsFormal court-based dispute resolution
- judgeOne who decides
- court orderBinding judicial directive
- show causeLegal demand for explanation
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- criminal chargesarson, burglary, homicide, kidnapping, robbery
- contempt of courtcontumacy
- penaltiespenalty, fine, civil penalty, criminal penalty, infractions
- punishmentsjail, prison, timeout, grounded, fine
contempt chargecommendation
Formal expression of approval
acquittal · dismissal · exoneration · vindication · clean record
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