Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Contempt
n 1.The act or state of despising; the condition of being despised. 2. Conduct that defies the authority or dignity of a court or legislature. ( Because such conduct interferes with the administration of justice, it is punishable, usu. by fine or imprisonment. See CONTUMACY. - Also termed contempt of court -
Currit tempus contra desides et sui juris contemptores
Time runs against the indolent and those who are not mindful of their rights.
Tempus enim modus tollendi obligationes et actiones, quia tempus currit contra Besides et sui juris contemptores
For time is a means of destroying obligations and actions, because time runs against those who are inactive and show little respect for their own rights.
civil contempt
The failure to obey a court order that was issued for another party's benefit. ( A civil-contempt proceeding is coercive or remedial in nature. The usual sanction is to confine the contemner until he or she complies with the court order.
common-law contempt.
See criminal contempt under CONTEMPT.
consequential contempt
1 Contempt that, although not amounting to gross insolence or direct opposition, tends to create a universal disregard of the power and authority of courts and judges. 2. See constructive contempt.
constructive contempt
Contempt that is committed outside of court, as when a party disobeys a court order. - Also termed consequential contempt; indirect contempt.
contempt of Congress
Deliberate interference with the duties and powers of Congress, such as a witness's refusal to answer a question from a congressional committee. ( Contempt of Congress is a criminal offense. 2 USCA ยง 192.
contempt power
The power of a public institution (as Congress or a court) to punish someone who shows contempt for the process, orders, or proceedings of that institution. contempt proceeding See PROCEEDING.
contempt proceeding
A judicial or quasijudicial hearing conducted to determine whether a person has committed contempt.
criminal contempt
An act that obstructs justice or attacks the integrity of the court. ( A criminal-contempt proceeding is punitive in nature. - Also termed common-law contempt."Criminal contempt is a crime in the ordinary sense; it is a violation of the law, a public wrong which is punishable by fine or imprisonment or both." Bloom u. Illinois, 391 U.S. 194, 201, 88 S.Ct. 1477, 1481 (1968).
direct contempt
Contempt that is committed in open court, as when a lawyer insults a judge on the bench.
indirect contempt
See constructive contempt.
indirect contempt.
See constructive contempt under CONTEMPT.