civil contempt

NOUN
  1. a failure to follow a court order that benefits someone else
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How To Use civil contempt In A Sentence

  • Ms. Miller's imprisonment for civil contempt of court was less a perfect storm — to use one of the press 'hoarier clichés to characterize a grim convergence of unpleasant events — as it was a brownout, a distressing midsummer sign that a full power outage is on its way. The Great D.C. Plame-Out, Or: Novak, Lord of the Journo-Flies
  • Now, Arizona courts must hold hearings every 35 days for those held in civil contempt on family-law issues, and judges must find that a contemnor has the ability to comply with the order. No Charge: In Civil-Contempt Cases, Jail Time Can Stretch On for Years
  • Civil contempt at common law consists largely in disobeying a judgment or a court order.
  • Civil contempt at common law consists largely in disobeying a judgment or a court order.
  • ORLEANS - After 33 months in what he called debtor's prison, Richard Birchall was suddenly released from jail Wednesday under new law created by the state's highest court for people jailed on civil contempt charges. Reader - MassLive.com
  • Civil contempt is not properly regarded as a criminal offence.
  • She's being held in civil contempt, because they want to coerce her into talking.
  • At Blackstable they had always looked upon brewing with civil contempt, the Vicar made little jokes about the beerage, and it was a surprising experience for Philip to discover that Watson was such an important and magnificent fellow. Of Human Bondage
  • Civil contempt is not properly regarded as a criminal offence.
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