Contumacy

[kɒntjumәsi]

Definition

(noun.) obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority.

(noun.) willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court.

Typist: Stanley--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Stubborn perverseness; pertinacious resistance to authority.

(n.) 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.

Inputed by Bartholomew

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Obstinacy, stubbornness, doggedness, perverseness, pertinacity, headiness, obduracy.[2]. Disobedience, insubordination.

Checked by Elisha

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Rebelliousness, stubbornness, restiveness, waywardness, self-will,untractableness

ANT:Submissiveness, docility, tractableness, servility, cringing, fawning,flattery

Typist: Lucinda