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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONTUMACY

From Latin contumācia, from contumāx obstinate; related to tumēre to swell, be proud.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTUMACY

contumacy  [ˈkɒntjʊməsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTUMACY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Contumacy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONTUMACY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Contumacy

Contumacy is a stubborn refusal to obey authority or, particularly in law, the wilful contempt of the order or summons of a court. The term is derived from the Latin word contumacia, meaning firmness or stubbornness. In ecclesiastical law, it is contempt of the authority of an ecclesiastical court and is dealt with by the issue of a writ from the Court of Chancery at the instance of the judge of the ecclesiastical court. This writ took the place of the de excommunicato capiendo in 1813, by an act of George III; see excommunication. In the U.S., while not expressly mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, the courts have long asserted an inherent power of judges to punish such refusal, which in this context is known as contempt of court. The U.S. Supreme Court recognized federal courts' inherent power to imprison a person for contumacy in United States v. Hudson & Goodwin without a reference to a definition of contumacy in common or statutory law. Contumacy was the name of the alternative campus publication at the University of Texas at Austin which was published from 1997-2006.

Definition of contumacy in the English dictionary

The definition of contumacy in the dictionary is obstinate and wilful rebelliousness or resistance to authority; insubordination; disobedience. Other definition of contumacy is the wilful refusal of a person to appear before a court or to comply with a court order.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTUMACY


animacy
ˈænɪməsɪ
Christmassy
ˈkrɪsməsɪ
diathermacy
ˌdaɪəˈθɜːməsɪ
diplomacy
dɪˈpləʊməsɪ
docimasy
ˈdɒsɪməsɪ
humusy
ˈhjuːməsɪ
illegitimacy
ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪməsɪ
intimacy
ˈɪntɪməsɪ
monochromasy
ˌmɒnəʊˈkrəʊməsɪ
paronomasy
ˌpærəˈnɒməsɪ
pharmacy
ˈfɑːməsɪ
polypharmacy
ˌpɒlɪˈfɑːməsɪ
primacy
ˈpraɪməsɪ
supremacy
sʊˈprɛməsɪ
ultimacy
ˈʌltɪməsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTUMACY

controvertible
controvertibly
controvertist
contubernal
contubernyal
contumacies
contumacious
contumaciously
contumaciousness
contumacity
contumelies
contumelious
contumeliously
contumeliousness
contumely
contund
contuse
contusion
contusioned
contusive

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTUMACY

adequacy
advocacy
bureaucracy
conspiracy
delicacy
democracy
dollar diplomacy
efficacy
fallacy
gunboat diplomacy
lacy
legacy
legitimacy
literacy
piracy
privacy
racy
shuttle diplomacy
Tracy
White supremacy

Synonyms and antonyms of contumacy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CONTUMACY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «contumacy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of contumacy

Translation of «contumacy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTUMACY

Find out the translation of contumacy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of contumacy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contumacy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

倔强
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contumacia
570 millions of speakers

English

contumacy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सरकशी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تمرد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неповиновения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contumácia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবাধ্যতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désobéissance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelanggaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verstocktheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

contumacy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

완고한 불복종
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Contumacy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khiếm diện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடங்காமல் இருக்கும் பண்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दंगल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contumacia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

contumacy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непокори
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contumacie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φυγοδικούσαν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weerbarstig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

contumacy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

contumacy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contumacy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTUMACY»

The term «contumacy» is normally little used and occupies the 125.560 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTUMACY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «contumacy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «contumacy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about contumacy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTUMACY»

Discover the use of contumacy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contumacy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
Contumacity is a long NEEDLESS variant for contumacy ( = willful contempt of court). Contumacy, then, is a particular kind of contempt of court, q.v. E.g., "In case of contumacy, the Chancellor would order the arrest of the defendant, and his ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2001
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A History of Continental Criminal Procedure: With Special ...
1 Contumacy resulted in a real and final condemnation; henee- 'f orth, moreover, the charges were proved before it was pronounced. This idea, although contrary to the Roman laws, is thoroughly admitted : " Although, according to the civil law ...
A. Esmein, 2000
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Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani, Or, A Commentary by Way ...
and simple Querele only. If the Plaintiff has once, on ajuzlicizzIAppearance, exhibited a Libel, and then before Issue join'd, through Contumacy, suffers the Suit to die, it shall, in that Case, be in the Dcfendanfis power, after Proclamation made, ...
John Ayliffe, 1726
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The Consumption of Justice: emotions, publicity, and legal ...
Later, in 1407, a register noting that a mariner named Bernat Viguier had paid off a contumacy fine of forty pounds explicitly states that the victim, Peire Garet, had died of his wounds, which prompted Bernat to take flight.101 Bernat evidently ...
Daniel Lord Smail, 2013
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The Regulations of the Bengal Code in Force in September 1862
The rules of the Regulation in question require expressly, that the individual should be brought to trial on the charge of contumacy ; and they further recite and declare, that he may be also brought to trial for any specifio offence other than that ...
Bengal (India), David Sutherland (barrister-at-law.), 1864
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Forms of Ecclesiastical Law: Or, The Mode of Conducting ...
Monition. Contumacy. Excommunication. Denunciation. Obduracy. Imprisonment. appear on that day ' to witness the excommunication of himself, (this punishment is now done away with in such cases. — Ed.), on account of his contumacy, ...
Thomas Oughton, James Thomas Law, 1831
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A New Pandect of Roman Civil Law: As Anciently Established ...
_And this is true, according to the Common Law : But, by the Statute Law, a Person may be taken pro Corffess, on the Account of Contumacy alone, and Contumacy, by that Law, is deemed a legal Proof : A-nd where there are Statutes, they ...
John Ayliffe, 1734
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Proceedings of the Session of Broadway Tabernacle, Against ...
But in this ease there was no contumacy nor disrespect of court. The appellant neither disclaimed the power of the court, nor rejected their authority as such. He merely protested against what he deemed an unconstitutional, an unusual, and ...
Broadway Tabernacle Anti-slavery Society, New York, 1839
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English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
CONTUMACY, REBELLION. CONTUMACY, from the Latin contumux, compounded of contra and tumco to swell, signifies the swelling one's self up by way of resistance. REBELLION, in Latin rebellio, from rebello or re and bello to war in return ...
George Crabb, 1818
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New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law
Remission of a censure cannot be granted unless the offender has withdrawn from contumacy according to the norm of can. 1347, §2; it cannot be denied, however, to a person who withdraws from contumacy. 149See c. 981 on a penance to ...
John P. Beal, James A. Coriden, Thomas Joseph Green, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTUMACY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term contumacy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nkrumah Nkrumah, Wole Soyinka, & Kongi's Harvest (1)
Soyinka has that streak of impenetrable contumacy that is not open to a bargain, negotiation, or frivolous accommodation. That contumacy is ... «GhanaWeb, Jun 15»
2
When a tenant refuses to leave
Whitebread: “In all those cases, it was held that there must be something in the nature of contumacy on the part of the tenant in holding over to ... «The Star Online, Apr 15»
3
Verdict 2015: The week after
... in a show of petulant contumacy seen around the world, just when all the indications were that Dr Jonathan was going down to certain defeat. «The Nation Newspaper, Apr 15»
4
Globalisation from islamic perspective
Before He change their state and circumstances, an actual state of rebellion, pride, decadence and contumacy has arisen in their own souls, ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Feb 15»
5
Alan Gura's reply to Palmer v. DC Contempt Defense
The instant case is an excellent illustration of how it could operate to prevent accountability for persistent contumacy. Civil contempt is avoided ... «AmmoLand.com, Dec 14»
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Peter Vickery: When it comes to Ebola, it's not paranoia if the virus …
So if 80 percent detect a whiff of obscurantism around Dr. Frieden's announcements, they are showing symptoms of contumacy (a perfectly ... «GazetteNET, Nov 14»
7
Just another contrived Hargey saga
Cape Town - That Dr Taj Hargey, the well-known gunslinger of Islamic contumacy, is back in town is more than obvious. He has been feted by ... «Independent Online, Sep 14»
8
The Giver Review
But Bridges elevates the film by offering both wisdom and the playful contumacy of Rooster Cogburn. Bridges has been trying to get a Giver ... «Den of Geek, Aug 14»
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Reasons vs. Principles: India at the WTO
There is another aspect to India's contumacy at the WTO, which may be more symbolic. Perhaps, ahead of the India-U.S. strategic dialogue and ... «the Diplomat, Jul 14»
10
Pankhurstism - From the Wells Journal June 12, 1914
... are now faced with the fact that the British public, after being trodden upon and treated with contumacy and open contempt, have now turned, ... «Wells Journal, Jun 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Contumacy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/contumacy>. Apr 2024 ».
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