Found 2 items, similar to contumacy.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: contumacy contumacy n 1: willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court 2: obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority
English → English (gcide) Definition: Contumacy Contumacy \Con"tu*ma*cy\, n.; pl. Contumacies. [L. contumacia, fr. contumax, -acis, insolent; prob. akin to contemnere to despise: cf. F. contumace. Cf. Contemn.] 1. Stubborn perverseness; pertinacious resistance to authority. [1913 Webster] The bishop commanded him . . . to be thrust into the stocks for his manifest and manifold contumacy. --Strype. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A willful contempt of, and disobedience to, any lawful summons, or to the rules and orders of court, as a refusal to appear in court when legally summoned. Syn: Stubbornness; perverseness; obstinacy. [1913 Webster]