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noun willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court
noun obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority
originFrom Latin contumācia, from contumāx (“refusing to appear in a court of law in disobedience of a summons; insolent, obstinate, stiff-necked”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0