Failure to obey a court order or behaviour which shows disregard for the authority of the court eg: offensive behaviour in court. A person may be jailed for contempt of court.• Civil Courts
An act which shows disrespect for the court’s authority. Civil contempt usually means a person has failed to obey a court order. Criminal contempt is when someone disobeys the court in the presence of the court. Contempt can be punished by a fine or imprisonment. One side can request that the court determine that the other side is in contempt and punish him or her.
to willfully disobey a court order or interfere with the administration of justice
If you disobey a court order, you are in contempt of court. Contempt of court is a serious infraction and is both a criminal as well as civil offence with monetary fines and jail time as possible punishments.
A finding that someone disobeyed a court order. Can also mean disrupting court, for example, by being loud or disrespectful in court.
a willful disobedience of a court order or a willful interference with the administration of justice
An act which disrupts or shows disregard for the court.
Behaving in a inappropriate or disrespectful manner in court or acting in violation of a court order.
Conduct which defies the authority of the court, such as disobeying a court order or unruly behavior in the courtroom.
disrespect for the rules of a court of law
an offence of a criminal character
An act committed which serves to obstruct the court in its administration or authority.
Failure to show respect for an order of a court.
A criminal offence that typically involves interfering with the administration of justice, ignoring the rules of court or defying a judge.
Not doing what the court has ordered you to do.
Disobeying the orders of a judge or failing to behave properly during court proceedings.
An offence that can lead to a fine and even imprisonment because of a lack of respect or obedience by an individual in a court of law. You are also in contempt of court if you disobey an injunction or court order.
The willful and intentional failure to comply with a court order, judgment, injunction, or decree by a party to the action, which may be punishable in a variety of ways, and in some instances, incarceration.
A method the court uses to control its own process. It is a willful disobedience of a court order punishable by fine or imprisonment or both.
A disruption of court proceedings or disobedience of a proper verbal order by a judge. A person found in contempt of court may be removed from the courtroom or arrested.
Any act involving disrespect to the court or failure to obey its rules or orders. Contempt of court carries a maximum of 30 days in jail or detention.
Behavior that interferes with the administration of justice or shows disrespect for the dignity and authority of the court. Such behavior may occur within the courtroom during a trial (known as direct contempt) or outside (constructive contempt). Such behavior is punishable by fine or, to limited extent, imprisonment.
Any act in willful defiance of the court's authority or dignity, or, tending to impede or frustrate the administration of justice. Contempt is punishable by fines and/or jail sentences.
A finding by a judge that a person has violated a court order or is guilty of conduct before the court calculated to disrupt the proceedings of the court.
Any act calculated to embarrass, hinder or obstruct a court in the administration of justice, or calculated to lessen its authority or dignity. Contempts are of two kinds: direct or indirect. Direct contempts are those committed in the immediate presence of the court; indirect is the term chiefly used with reference to the failure or refusal to obey a lawful order.
Disregard or disobedience for the authority of a court of law.
Willful disobedience of a judge's command or of an official court order.
Any act which is calculated to embarrass, hinder, or obstruct the court in administration of justice, or which is calculated to lessen its authority or its dignity.
Anything, which plainly tends to create a disregard of the Authority of a Court or disobedience of the orders of a Court.
Disobedience to or open disrespect of a court or legislature, its rules or orders, or conduct likely to prejudice a hearing. In some jurisdictions sanctions are provided by statute. In others a tribunal may be able to punish contempt of its authority as a consequence of its status as a superior court of record.
Any act that is meant to embarrass, hinder or obstruct a court in the administration of justice. Direct contempt is committed in the presence of the court; indirect contempt is when a lawful order is not carried out or refused.
failure to comply with a court order by a person who is able to comply. It also includes conduct in the court which obstructs a court and the administration of justice.
Disobedience or disrespect of a court, judge, or legislative body.
The failure to obey a court order or an act which shows a disregard for the authority of the court. A person in contempt may face imprisonment.
is an act of defiance of the courtâ€(tm)s authority or dignity, such as swearing at a judge, violence against a court officer or disobeying a court order to make restitution (pay for a wrong done).
non-compliance with a court order or conduct which interferes with the course of justice. Severe punishment can be imposed by the Court including imprisonment
The deliberate failure to comply with the orders or directives of the Court.
an act or omission tending to obstruct or interfere with the orderly administration of justice or to impair the dignity of the court or respect for its authority
Failure to obey a judge's order.
The offence of: disobeying a court order; abusing a judge during a court case; or interfering in the administration of justice.
Attacking the integrity of the court and deliberately failing to comply with the legal process. Child support cases, refusing to pay, if father or mother is found in contempt for non-payment of child support, they could face jail time. Child Support Interactive
Any act calculated to embarrass, hinder, or obstruct the court in the administration of justice, or lessen its authority or dignity; committed by a person who does any act in willful prevention of its authority, or tending to impede or frustrate the administration or dignity of justice; or by one who, being under the court's authority as a pa -= a proceeding therein, willfully disobeys its lawful orders or fails to comply with an undertaking which he has given.
a person is in contempt of court when they either disregard an order by a judge or act in such a way as to show disregard for the authority of the court. A person who is in contempt of the court and who does not put right the contempt or cease the activity causing the contempt, can be imprisoned.
An act done with the intent to embarrass, hinder or obstruct a court from the administration of justice. Direct contempt is an act done in the presence of the court. Indirect contempt is the wilful disobedience of a court order.
Any deliberate failure to comply with the legal process, including the disruption of the court and proceedings. In child support cases, contempt is disobedience of a court order to pay child support. If a non-custodial parent is found in contempt for non-payment of support, they may end up in jail.
Disobedience to the rules or orders of the court; (1) Those acts that are committed in the face of the court (punishable immediately) or, (2) When a person fails to obey a court order to perform or refrain from performing certain acts.
Committed by a person who intentionally disobeys a court order, acts in a way that does not respect the authority and dignity of the court, or fails to follow a court order.
This is an offense that can occur in one of two ways: (1) disrespect or unacceptable behavior in the presence of the court which can be punished immediately by the judge; or (2) outside the presence of the court the failure to abide by an order of the court in which a hearing will be held and unless the defendant can show cause why he/she should not be held in contempt, he/she will be sentenced.
An act or omission that obstructs the orderly administration of justice or impairs the dignity, respect, or authority of the court.
An act that shows disrespect for the court's authority. Contempt usually involves willful disobedience of a court order. A finding of willful disobedience requires evidence of conduct that is intentional and deliberate. Contempt is punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or other sanctions. Often, sanctions are used to compel someone into obeying a court order.
Obstructing the authority of the court by intentionally violating a court order.
Contempt of court is a court ruling which, in the context of a court trial or hearing, deems an individual as holding contempt for the court, its process, and its invested powers. Often stated simply as "in contempt," or a person "held in contempt," it is the highest remedy of a judge to impose sanctions on an individual for acts which wantonly or excessively disrupt the normal process of a court hearing.