Contumacy

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Contumacy is a stubborn refusal to obey authority or, particularly in

Latin word contumacia, meaning "firmness" or "stubbornness".[1]

In

In the U.S., while contumacy was not expressly mentioned in the

United States v. Hudson & Goodwin without a reference to a definition of contumacy in common or statutory law.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Chisholm 1911.
  2. ^ United States v. Hudson & Goodwin, 11 U.S. (7 Cranch) 32 - "The courts of the United States [...] have the power to fine for contempts, to imprison for contumacy, and to enforce the observance of their orders."

Attribution:

  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Contumacy". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 45.

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