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Definition of contumacy in English: contumacynoun ˈkɒntjʊməsiˈkɑntjʊməsi mass nounLaw archaic Stubborn refusal to obey or comply with authority, especially disobedience to a court order or summons. 〈古〉〔律〕拒不服从；顽抗；藐视法庭；违抗法院命令；不服从法院传唤 Example sentencesExamples - These insults… his contumacy… this behavior was the last straw!
- That which hath been revealed unto thee from thy Lord is certain to increase the contumacy and disbelief of many of them, and We have cast among them enmity and hatred till the Day of Resurrection.
- Sometimes, indeed, he is outrageous, as when he suggests that the mere act of believing or accepting the Christian message is a manifestation of human pride, self-will, contumacy, and sin.
- As is pointed out in the cases cited, there is no statutory definition of contumacy.
Synonyms stubbornness, inflexibility, intransigence, intractability, intractableness, obduracy, mulishness, pig-headedness, bull-headedness, wilfulness, self-will, strong-mindedness, contrariness, perversity, perverseness, uncooperativeness, recalcitrance, refractoriness, unmanageableness, stiffness, rigidity, steeliness, implacability, relentlessness, immovability, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, doggedness, pertinacity, pertinaciousness, single-mindedness, firmness, steadfastness, determination
OriginMiddle English: from Latin contumacia 'inflexibility', from contumax (see contumacious). Definition of contumacy in US English: contumacynounˈkäntyo͝oməsēˈkɑntjʊməsi Law archaic Stubborn refusal to obey or comply with authority, especially a court order or summons. 〈古〉〔律〕拒不服从；顽抗；藐视法庭；违抗法院命令；不服从法院传唤 Example sentencesExamples - As is pointed out in the cases cited, there is no statutory definition of contumacy.
- These insults… his contumacy… this behavior was the last straw!
- That which hath been revealed unto thee from thy Lord is certain to increase the contumacy and disbelief of many of them, and We have cast among them enmity and hatred till the Day of Resurrection.
- Sometimes, indeed, he is outrageous, as when he suggests that the mere act of believing or accepting the Christian message is a manifestation of human pride, self-will, contumacy, and sin.
Synonyms stubbornness, inflexibility, intransigence, intractability, intractableness, obduracy, mulishness, pig-headedness, bull-headedness, wilfulness, self-will, strong-mindedness, contrariness, perversity, perverseness, uncooperativeness, recalcitrance, refractoriness, unmanageableness, stiffness, rigidity, steeliness, implacability, relentlessness, immovability, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, doggedness, pertinacity, pertinaciousness, single-mindedness, firmness, steadfastness, determination
OriginMiddle English: from Latin contumacia ‘inflexibility’, from contumax (see contumacious). |