CONTEMPT Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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contempt

[ kuhn-tempt ]

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noun

the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.
the state of being despised; dishonor; disgrace.
Law.
1. willful disobedience to or open disrespect for the rules or orders of a court contempt顎� of court顎� or legislative body.
2. an act showing such disrespect.

contempt

/ 办蓹苍藞迟蓻尘辫迟 /

noun

the attitude or feeling of a person towards a person or thing that he considers worthless or despicable; scorn
the state of being scorned; disgrace (esp in the phrase hold in contempt )
wilful disregard of or disrespect for the authority of a court of law or legislative body
contempt of court

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

蝉别濒蹿顎�-肠辞苍路迟别尘辫迟顎� noun

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of contempt¹

First recorded in 1350鈥�1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin contemptus 鈥渄espising, scorn,鈥� noun derivative of contemnere 鈥渢o despise, scorn鈥�; contemn

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of contempt¹

C14: from Latin contemptus a despising, from contemnere to contemn

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Idioms and Phrases

see familiarity breeds contempt .

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Synonym Study

contempt , disdain , scorn imply strong feelings of disapproval and aversion toward what seems base, mean, or worthless. contempt is disapproval tinged with disgust: to feel contempt for a weakling . disdain is a feeling that a person or thing is beneath one's dignity and unworthy of one's notice, respect, or concern: a disdain for crooked dealing . scorn denotes open or undisguised contempt often combined with derision: He showed only scorn for those who were not as ambitious as himself.

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Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said she was referring the matter to the US Attorney for Northern District of California to investigate whether a criminal contempt proceeding is appropriate.

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Gonzalez Rogers also referred the case to federal prosecutors to investigate whether Apple committed criminal contempt of court for flouting her 2021 ruling.

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"The very idea that the FA can disregard the Supreme Court shows a foolhardy contempt for the law. Every passing day makes it worse" he said.

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Or the journalist does not reveal their source, is held in contempt of court, and goes to jail.

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District Judge James E. Boasberg, who threatened to hold White House officials in contempt of court for not following his earlier orders to stop a plane carrying deportees to an El Salvador prison midflight.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

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