ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONTEMPT
From Latin contemptus a despising, from contemnere to contemn.
10 QUOTES WITH «CONTEMPT»
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contempt.
One of the strengths I derive from my class background is that I am accustomed to contempt.
The ultimate sin of any performer is contempt for the audience.
Facetiousness is allowable when it is the most proper instrument of exposing things apparently base and vile to due contempt.
Whence it is somewhat strange that any men from so mean and silly a practice should expect commendation, or that any should afford regard thereto; the which it is so far from meriting, that indeed contempt and abhorrence are due to it.
The lowest form of popular culture - lack of information, misinformation, disinformation, and a contempt for the truth or the reality of most people's lives - has overrun real journalism. Today, ordinary Americans are being stuffed with garbage.
The lowest form of popular culture - lack of information, misinformation, disinformation and a contempt for the truth or the reality of most people's lives - has overrun real journalism.
The jury had down right contempt for punk rock grass roots ethics.
Terrorism is contempt for human dignity.
Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy.
Anger and hate against one we love steels our hearts, but contempt or pity leaves us silent and ashamed.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTEMPT»
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contempt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
contempt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
All the qualities for which Alberto Moravia is justly famous—his cool clarity of expression, his exacting attention to psychological complexity and social pretension, his still-striking openness about sex—are evident in this story of a ...
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Law of
Contempt of Court in India
Contempt Of Court, Because Of Its Controversial Nature, Has Created Contradictory Opinions Among The Jurists As Well As Scholars.
K. Balasankaran Nair, 2004
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Contempt of Court: The Turn-of-the-Century Lynching That ...
A look at a 1906 Supreme Court decision that transformed justice in America examines the case of Ed Johnson, an African American man accused of raping a white woman, his lynching, and the response of the Supreme Court.
Mark Curriden, Leroy Phillips, 2001
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Mutual
Contempt: Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy, and the ...
As Publishers Weekly noted, "This is indispensable reading for both experts on the period and newcomers to the history of that decade." "An exhaustive and fascinating history. . .
True crime, O.J. Simpson case, murder.
Christopher A. Darden, Jess Walter, 1996
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Breeding
Contempt: The History of Coerced Sterilization in ...
But eugenics does have a history in the United States-a history that is largely the story of biologist Charles Davenport.
Geralt the Witcher has fought monsters and demons across the land, but even he may not be prepared for what is happening to his world.
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Contempt of Court and Freedom of Speech : Exploring Gender ...
This book presents a critical assessment of the freedom of speech as enshrined in the Indian Constitution and encroachment on it by the proactive approach of judiciary through the instrument of the law of contempt of the court.
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Hold Me in
Contempt: A Romance
Superstar Wendy Williams brings on the heat in her first-ever, no-holds-barred, down-and-dirty romance novel Kimberly Kind is trying to get beyond her roots.
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Spreading Misandry: The Teaching of
Contempt for Men in ...
In Spreading Misandry they show that creating a workable society in the twenty-first century requires us to rethink feminist and other assumptions about men.
Paul Nathanson, Katherine K. Young, 2001
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTEMPT»
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contempt is used in the context of the following news items.
Cravath's $295-an-hour interns court contempt - Breakingviews.com
Cravath, Swaine & Moore's $295-an-hour interns risk courting contempt. The Wall Street law firm is billing that lofty rate for summer associates ... «Breakingviews, Jul 15»
Court to commence contempt proceedings against Federal Housing …
The National Industrial Court will on July 8 commence contempt proceedings against the Managing Director of the Federal Housing Authority, ... «Premium Times, Jul 15»
Lawyers urge court to sanction Agip for contempt in gas plant …
“Unless that happens, the court order is binding and must be respected. Anyone who refuses to carry out that order is guilty of contempt of court. «Premium Times, Jul 15»
allAfrica.com: Ghana: Shaaba Convicted for Contempt
Consequently, the breakaway group filed an application for contempt at the High Sekondi Court seeking for the attachment of Dr. Seth Adjei ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
Timeout: Teammates contempt for Puig now out in the open …
John Nelson spent 27 years with the Associated Press in New York, covering sports all over the world, and was the AP's national baseball ... «Tehachapi News, Jul 15»
Blue Ribbon subcommittee wants Joker Arroyo's nephew cited in …
The Senate Blue Ribbon subcommittee on Tuesday said it would recommend citing in contempt Dr. Jack Arroyo, nephew of former Senator ... «GMA News, Jul 15»
Solon withdraws motion to cite reporter in BBL 'payola' exposé in …
A lawmaker has formally withdrawn his motion to cite in contempt the newspaper reporter who bared the alleged bribery to lawmakers to pass ... «GMA News, Jul 15»
Order on contempt plea against Zafrullah July 12 | The Daily Star
Order will be delivered on July 12 on a petition filed for initiating contempt of court proceedings against Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
Kojo Bonsu Cited for Contempt
The KMA Boss will on Wednesday appear before a Kumasi High Court to explain why he and the Assembly should not be cited for contempt in ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
GQ article on phone-hacking trial was in contempt of court, judges told
GQ magazine could face a fine for possible contempt of court in its coverage of the News of the World phone-hacking trial last year. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
