contemptn.

Brit.

/kənˈtɛm(p)t/, U.S.

/kənˈtɛm(p)t/

Forms: Middle English–1500s contempte, Middle English– contempt, 1600s contemt.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French contempt; Latin contemptus.

Etymology: < (i) Anglo-Norman and Middle French contempt (in Anglo-Norman also occasionally contempte , feminine; French †contempt ) disobedience or open disrespect towards lawful authority, also an act of this (late 13th cent. or earlier in Anglo-Norman; frequent in legal usage), feeling of scorn for a person or thing (early 14th cent.), condition of being despised (14th cent.), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin contemptus (u stem) action of despising, scorn, condition of being despised, in post-classical Latin also contempt of court (11th cent.) < contempt- , past participial stem of contemnere contemn v. + -tus, suffix forming verbal nouns.Specific phrases. With in contempt of at Phrases 1a compare Anglo-Norman en contempt de (early 14th cent. or earlier). With contempt of court at sense 2b and in contempt of court at Phrases 1b compare post-classical Latin contemptus curiae (frequently from late 12th cent. in British sources), Middle French contempt de justice (15th cent. in sources from Flanders), contemnement de justice (16th cent. or earlier). The usual Anglo-Norman phrase is en despit de la curt (frequently from the 14th cent. or earlier). With to bring into contempt at sense 3 compare Anglo-Norman mettre en contempt (14th cent. or earlier).

a. A feeling of dislike or hostility towards a person or thing one regards as inferior, worthless, or despicable; an attitude expressive of such a feeling; (later) a complete lack of consideration or respect for a person or thing. Formerly also: †the action of treating a person or thing as worthless or despicable (obsolete). Frequently with of or for.Recorded earliest in in contempt of at Phrases 1a.See also familiarity breeds contempt at familiarity n. Phrases.

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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [noun]

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a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) ii. l. 1722 He tok upon him alle thing Of malice and of tirannie In contempt of the Regalie.

?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 76 (MED) Contempt of veynglory in vs.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection i. sig. Eiii^v Couetyng..the goodes of this worlde, to the contempt & despisyng of grace.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxvii. 159 He that refuseth Duell, is subject to contempt and scorne.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. i. iv. 20 She always exprest the greatest Contempt for Dress, and for those Ladies who made it their Study.

1845 M. Pattison in Christian Remembrancer Jan. 80 This flimsy hypocrisy..inspired Gregory with a contempt which he could not dissemble.

1889 Belgravia Feb. 455 It would be beneath you to notice such people as these—you will treat them with the contempt they deserve.

1945 Times 2 May 2/4 He had by that time to pay the price of his habitual contempt for truth.

2018 Australian (Nexis) 11 Sept. (Commentary section) 13 The majority of Australians are beginning to have nothing but contempt for most MPs at state and federal level.

b. An expression or display of hostility or lack of respect; an act prompted by scorn or disdain. Usually in plural.

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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [noun] > action of treating with contempt > an act of contempt

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1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) iv. xxx. sig. ll.v By wycked conspyracyons. By contemptes and oblygacyons.

1574 J. Whitgift Def. Aunswere to Admon. ii. 125 I beseeche God forgyue you your outrageous contemptes.

?1623 O. Felltham Resolues xxxvii. 117 For as to dis-regard his appointed meanes, is a supreme contempt: so to depend too much on things vnsearchable, is..a badge of rash presuming.

c1665 L. Hutchinson Mem. Col. Hutchinson (1973) To Children 13 All the contempts they could cast at him were theirs, not his, shame.

1733 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) VII. 486 Our sins are so many contempts of this highest expression of his love.

1827 Whitby Mag. Jan. 3 The fame alike of her campaigns, her conquests, her contempts, had been maliciously spread by others.

2013 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 12 Nov. 16 We had set about constructing an image of ourselves, free of the racial hatreds and contempts that characterised European society.

2. Law.

a. Disobedience to or open disrespect for the lawful commands of the monarch, or the authority of Parliament or another legislative body. Also (and in earliest use): an act or instance of this.

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society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > disobedience to sovereign or Parliament > instance of

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1424 in R. R. Sharpe Cal. Let.-bks. London (1909) I. 296 (MED) That twey procede forth to enquere of berynge and dedes of the seid Catours..and termyne contemptes, extorssiouns, and trespas done..as well at the Kynges sute as other that wol pleyne hem.

1549 W. Lynne tr. H. Bullinger Treat. Magistrates sig. D.vi^v We must obeye oure magistrates not only for feare least we be punyshed for contempte and disobedience, but leste we synne againste god.

1625 in R. Sanderson Rymer's Fœdera (1726) XVIII. 144/1 Such further Paynes, Penalties, and Imprisonments, as..can or may be inflicted upon them for their Contempt and Breach of Our royall Commandment in this Behalfe.

1629 Vse of Law 6 in J. Doddridge Lawyers Light Contempts against the Crowne, public annoyances against the people.

1818 Maryland Republican (Annapolis) 3 Feb. 2/1 To punish John Anderson for his contempt of the House and his outrage upon one of its members.

1882 C. Sweet Dict. Eng. Law 196 Whatever obstructs or tends to obstruct the due course of proceeding of either House of Parliament..is a contempt of Parliament.

1917 Lawyers Rep. Annotated 1917F 291/2 The imperial Parliament may..confer upon a colonial house the same power over contempt as is possessed by the English House of Commons.

2011 Cambr. Law Jrnl. July 283 Parliament may also take disciplinary measures against criminal conduct that amounts to contempt of Parliament.

b. Action which obstructs the course of justice or which constitutes disrespect to the authority or dignity of a court of law; more fully contempt of court. Also (and in earliest use): an act or instance of this.A distinction is made between civil and criminal contempt. Criminal contempt is conduct which obstructs the administration of justice, for example, disruptive behaviour in court, refusal to answer a question as a witness, publication of material liable to prejudice the outcome of proceedings, etc. Civil contempt consists of disobedience to a court order or process, such as breach of an injunction.See also in contempt of court at Phrases 1b and to hold (a person or thing) in contempt at Phrases 3b.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > disobedience to or contempt of court > instance of

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a1579 N. Bacon (title) An Argument to show that the persons of noblemen are attachable by law for contempts in the High Court of Chancery.

1601 W. West 2nd Pt. Symboleography f. 184 Sometimes the Court vpon motion will..stay the defendants suit, vntill he hath answered the plaintifes vil, and satisfied the Court for his contempt.

1652 A. Ross Hist. World vi. xxv. 543 He refuseth to come, wherefore he is imprisoned for contempt; but at last he submits, and comes into the Court.

1693 G. Keith Tryals of Quakers, for several Great Misdemeanors 23 It is no Contempt of Court, but the season of your so pleading is over, you should have said so before you pleaded Not Guilty.

1705 in Cal. State Papers: Colonial Ser.: Amer. & W. Indies (1914) 664 Found guilty of contempt of Court, he is bound to be of good behaviour under a penalty of 20l. till the next General Court.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 287 Not having obeyed the original summons, he had shewn a contempt of the court.

1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxv. 257 ‘Mr. Jinks,’ said the magistrate, ‘I shall commit that man, for contempt.’

1911 W. J. Tossell Annot. Gen. Code State Ohio 1029/1 A notary has power to issue a writ of duces tecum and failure to obey it involves a contempt of court.

1948 Virginia Law Rev. 34 222 Upon violation of the restraining order, the petitioner was committed to prison for contempt.

2015 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 2 Sept. Ms. Davis is defying multiple federal court orders and risking contempt of court.

3. The condition of being despised or treated with scorn or disrespect. Frequently in to bring (something) into (also †to) contempt, to fall into (also †to) contempt.Recorded earliest in to have (a person or thing) in contempt at Phrases 2. See also to hold (a person or thing) in contempt at Phrases 3a.

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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > condition of being held in contempt > [noun]

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c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 131 (MED) All that knewen hym..had hym in the more contempte.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. BBv^v Whan a synner commeth to the custome of syn, than he falleth to contempt.

1560 Bible (Geneva) Isa. xxiii. 9 To bring to contempt [1611 into contempt] all them that be glorious in the earth.

1655 J. Howell 4th Vol. Familiar Lett. xxxvi. 89 She may be said to have..fallen to such a contempt that she dares scarce shew her face.

1670 R. Baxter Life of Faith (new ed.) Ep. Ded. sig. A3 I..honour your Piety, Sobriety, Integrity and Moderation, in an Age when such Vertues grow into contempt.

1736 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 662 The Craftsman hath seen better Days; but he has wrote himself into Contempt.

1750 P. Shaw Reflector iii. ii. 246 Such serviceable Studies, as now thro' Ignorance, Unskilfulness, and Rawness of Writing, are fallen into Contempt.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 189 He would like to bring military glory into contempt.

1903 T. E. Watson Life & Times T. Jefferson xxxii. 291 The central power sank into contempt after the peace.

2008 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 25 May 3 The only way to protect the innocent is to enforce the law. To allow it to lapse is to bring it into contempt, and to ensure it is widely flouted.

4. An object of scorn or disdain; a person or thing that is deserving of scorn. Chiefly with of. Now rare.

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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > condition of being held in contempt > [noun] > state or quality of being contemptible > object of contempt

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1589 Ld. Willoughby Short & True Disc. 31 This vaine counsaile brought all that country into a terrible confusion & mutinery of soldiours,..making it a contempt to all neighbours.

1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium II. iii. iv. 332 The Clergy became the contempt and jest of buffoons and drunkards.

1746 Fool (1748) I. 102 The Companion of every Scoundrel, and the Contempt of every reasonable Creature breathing.

1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice III. xiii. 255 You are determined to ruin him in the opinion of all his friends, and make him the contempt of the world.

1967 W. Kaufmann & R. J. Hollingdale tr. F. Nietzsche Will to Power ii. i. ii. 113 The profound and contemptible mendaciousness of Christianity in Europe—: we really are becoming the contempt of the Arabs, Hindus, Chinese.

Phrases

P1.

a. in contempt of: in a way which shows disregard or disrespect for (a person or thing); (sometimes) spec. in a way which shows disregard or disrespect for the lawful commands of (the monarch, or for the authority of Parliament or another legislative body) (cf. sense 2).

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a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) ii. l. 1722 He tok upon him alle thing Of malice and of tirannie In contempt of the Regalie.

1439–40 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Nov. 1439 §30. m. 9 They..ryde and gone as outelawes..in contempt of oure lorde the kyng, and ayene alle his lawes and statutes in this partie made.

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear vii. 174 The basest..shape, That euer penury in contempt of man, Brought neare to beast.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 148. ⁋1 New Evils arise every Day..in contempt of my Reproofs.

1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets vii. 190 When Oedipus slays his father, he does so in contempt of oracular warnings.

1978 R. M. Haines Church & Politics 14th-century Eng. iv. 102 An unscrupulous ecclesiastical careerist, who abetted rebels in contempt of his oath of loyalty.

2012 Australian (Nexis) 9 Apr. (Local section) 6 They might not be breaking the law at this precise moment but they are acting in contempt of government policy.

b. Law. in contempt of court and variants; also simply in contempt: in the position of having committed an action which obstructs the course of justice or which constitutes disrespect to the authority or dignity of a court of law (cf. sense 2b).See also to hold (a person or thing) in contempt at Phrases 3b.

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society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [phrase] > in contempt of court

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1625 B. Crokey To His Sacred Maiestie sig. B For his many deuises and slights by deferring the said Fynall tryall,..and after the Iudgement, by not yeelding possession according to seuerall Rules in Court made by consent of Smith and his Councell, in contempt of that Court.

1649 King Charls his Tryal 17 If a Prisoner shall stand as contumacious in contempt, and shall not put in an issuable Plea, guilty or not guilty of the Charge given against him.

1766 J. Entick Surv. London in New Hist. London IV. 265 It is a general court for debtors, and such as are in contempt of the Courts of Chancery and Common-pleas.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 443 If the defendant, on service of the subpoena, does not appear..he is then said to be in contempt.

1861 Rep. Supreme Court Texas 24 14 Where a person who is summoned to serve as a juror..fails to appear and serve, he is primâ facie in contempt of court.

2010 Independent 26 Aug. 23/3 The state had twice been found in contempt by the Supreme Court for failing to implement a 2007 court order.

†P2. to have (a person or thing) in contempt: to despise (a person or thing); to regard with scorn or disdain. Obsolete.Cf. to hold (a person or thing) in contempt at Phrases 3a.

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c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 131 (MED) All that knewen hym..had hym in the more contempte.

?1548 J. Bale Image Bothe Churches (new ed.) Pref. sig. B^v Hauinge his veritie in much more contempt than afore.

1683 T. Hunt Def. Charter London 15 The Conspirators themselves have gotten the reputation..even for their having Parliaments in contempt.

1843 J. Sherman tr. J. Daillé Expos. Epist. St. Paul to Philippians 119/1 Far from glorying in them [sc. the advantages of the law], he has them in contempt.

1922 W. E. Chancellor W. G. Harding i. 16 Europe and Asia now have us in contempt.

P3. to hold (a person or thing) in contempt.

a. To despise (a person or thing); to regard with scorn or disdain.Cf. to have (a person or thing) in contempt at Phrases 2.

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a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxxix. l. 404 (MED) Of thy good wille I holde in Contempt.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. iii. 80 My selfe disgract, and the nobility Held in contempt.

1641 H. Burton Englands Bondage sig. B2^v Where Gods witnesses and people are persecuted, or holden in contempt, certainely that is a spirituall Egypt.

1790 By-stander 256 Thirty years ago, such melodies as those of Paesiello and Pleyel would have been held in contempt.

1918 Living Church 26 Jan. 432/2 Men may hold us in contempt for our lofty claims.

2015 Australian (Nexis) 4 Dec. 13 They hold our belief in tolerance and decency in contempt.

b. To judge (a person, organization, etc.) to have committed the offence of contempt of court (see sense 2b). Also more fully to hold (a person, organization, etc.) in contempt of court. Frequently in passive.

ΚΠ

1827 Standard 7 Dec. The judge in the court below had refused to allow the sums expended to be deducted, and had held Major Hamerton in contempt.

1877 Manch. Guardian 7 Mar. 8/5 Application was made for a rule calling upon the Rev. James Hunt to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court for writing letters of a threatening character to the Queen's Proctor.

1977 Stanford Law Rev. 29 505 A newspaper was held in contempt for disobeying a temporary restraining order.

2016 Washington Post (Nexis) 7 Jan. (Metro section) b1 If Porter refuses to testify, he could be held in contempt of court.

P4. beneath contempt.

†a. Not deserving of contempt. Obsolete. rare.

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1601 J. Hayward Sanctuarie Troubled Soule (rev. ed.) 123 Then I should haue gon on in a sober securitie, and my punishment should haue bin soe much the lesse, as ignorance is beneath contempt.

b. Completely worthless or despicable; worse than contemptible.

ΚΠ

1711 E. Settle City-ramble i. 8 So far from worthy of her Arms,—an Object Even of her lowest Scorn, beneath Contempt.

1845 E. A. Poe in Broadway Jrnl. 2 Aug. 60/2 The ‘Katherine and Petruchio’ of Niblo's, is absolutely beneath contempt—a mere jumble of unmeaning rant.

1961 N. Coward Diary 9 Apr. (2000) 469 It is dampening..to see in print enthusiastic reports of something which, spiritually and psychologically, is beneath contempt.

2003 Economist 1 Mar. 50/1 The failure of these states to honour their commitments is beneath contempt.

Compounds

Law. General attributive (in sense 2b), as contempt charge, contempt proceedings, contempt trial, etc.

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1845 N.Y. Herald 27 Aug. 4/6 The contempt trial will cause a great commotion throughout the city.

1846 J. Cole Bills of Costs in Chancery, for Plaintiff & Defendant 33 These costs..are forced from defendant by the rigor of contempt proceedings, which ends in imprisonment, if defendant turn..wilfully adverse.

1952 J. Lait & L. Mortimer U.S.A. Confidential iii. xxvii. 323 The Chicago mob got off unsinged. A few phony contempt citations were made and quickly thrown out by the courts.

1958 Times 15 July 3/6 In the majority of contempt cases there was an existing right of appeal to a civil court of appeal.

2014 Wired Feb. 67/2 The FISA request program was legal, and any company that failed to cooperate would risk the contempt charges specified in the law.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	contempt
释义	contemptn. Brit. /kənˈtɛm(p)t/, U.S. /kənˈtɛm(p)t/ Forms: Middle English–1500s contempte, Middle English– contempt, 1600s contemt. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French contempt; Latin contemptus. Etymology: < (i) Anglo-Norman and Middle French contempt (in Anglo-Norman also occasionally contempte , feminine; French †contempt ) disobedience or open disrespect towards lawful authority, also an act of this (late 13th cent. or earlier in Anglo-Norman; frequent in legal usage), feeling of scorn for a person or thing (early 14th cent.), condition of being despised (14th cent.), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin contemptus (u stem) action of despising, scorn, condition of being despised, in post-classical Latin also contempt of court (11th cent.) < contempt- , past participial stem of contemnere contemn v. + -tus, suffix forming verbal nouns.Specific phrases. With in contempt of at Phrases 1a compare Anglo-Norman en contempt de (early 14th cent. or earlier). With contempt of court at sense 2b and in contempt of court at Phrases 1b compare post-classical Latin contemptus curiae (frequently from late 12th cent. in British sources), Middle French contempt de justice (15th cent. in sources from Flanders), contemnement de justice (16th cent. or earlier). The usual Anglo-Norman phrase is en despit de la curt (frequently from the 14th cent. or earlier). With to bring into contempt at sense 3 compare Anglo-Norman mettre en contempt (14th cent. or earlier). 1. a. A feeling of dislike or hostility towards a person or thing one regards as inferior, worthless, or despicable; an attitude expressive of such a feeling; (later) a complete lack of consideration or respect for a person or thing. Formerly also: †the action of treating a person or thing as worthless or despicable (obsolete). Frequently with of or for.Recorded earliest in in contempt of at Phrases 1a.See also familiarity breeds contempt at familiarity n. Phrases. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [noun] scornc1175 scarec1275 disdainc1290 forhoghta1300 despite1340 unworthhead1340 unworthness1340 despising1382 byscorn1387 contempta1393 daina1400 dedignationc1400 vilityc1430 despisec1440 contemption1467 lightliness1479 despection1482 misprisement1483 misprizing1485 contemnment1502 fastidie1536 misprize1590 misprision1592 sdeign1595 misprisal1596 despisement1603 disesteem1603 disestimation1619 despiciency1623 despect1624 disopinion1625 under-opinion1629 despisal1650 parvipension1675 sneer1791 misesteem1832 despication1837 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) ii. l. 1722 He tok upon him alle thing Of malice and of tirannie In contempt of the Regalie. ?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 76 (MED) Contempt of veynglory in vs. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection i. sig. Eiii^v Couetyng..the goodes of this worlde, to the contempt & despisyng of grace. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxvii. 159 He that refuseth Duell, is subject to contempt and scorne. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. i. iv. 20 She always exprest the greatest Contempt for Dress, and for those Ladies who made it their Study. 1845 M. Pattison in Christian Remembrancer Jan. 80 This flimsy hypocrisy..inspired Gregory with a contempt which he could not dissemble. 1889 Belgravia Feb. 455 It would be beneath you to notice such people as these—you will treat them with the contempt they deserve. 1945 Times 2 May 2/4 He had by that time to pay the price of his habitual contempt for truth. 2018 Australian (Nexis) 11 Sept. (Commentary section) 13 The majority of Australians are beginning to have nothing but contempt for most MPs at state and federal level. b. An expression or display of hostility or lack of respect; an act prompted by scorn or disdain. Usually in plural. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [noun] > action of treating with contempt > an act of contempt scornc1275 despite1297 contemption1467 contempt1502 lightly1576 indignity1584 slight1719 fuck you1943 shaft1959 1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) iv. xxx. sig. ll.v By wycked conspyracyons. By contemptes and oblygacyons. 1574 J. Whitgift Def. Aunswere to Admon. ii. 125 I beseeche God forgyue you your outrageous contemptes. ?1623 O. Felltham Resolues xxxvii. 117 For as to dis-regard his appointed meanes, is a supreme contempt: so to depend too much on things vnsearchable, is..a badge of rash presuming. c1665 L. Hutchinson Mem. Col. Hutchinson (1973) To Children 13 All the contempts they could cast at him were theirs, not his, shame. 1733 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) VII. 486 Our sins are so many contempts of this highest expression of his love. 1827 Whitby Mag. Jan. 3 The fame alike of her campaigns, her conquests, her contempts, had been maliciously spread by others. 2013 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 12 Nov. 16 We had set about constructing an image of ourselves, free of the racial hatreds and contempts that characterised European society. 2. Law. a. Disobedience to or open disrespect for the lawful commands of the monarch, or the authority of Parliament or another legislative body. Also (and in earliest use): an act or instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > disobedience to sovereign or Parliament > instance of contempt1424 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > disobedience to sovereign or Parliament contempt1549 1424 in R. R. Sharpe Cal. Let.-bks. London (1909) I. 296 (MED) That twey procede forth to enquere of berynge and dedes of the seid Catours..and termyne contemptes, extorssiouns, and trespas done..as well at the Kynges sute as other that wol pleyne hem. 1549 W. Lynne tr. H. Bullinger Treat. Magistrates sig. D.vi^v We must obeye oure magistrates not only for feare least we be punyshed for contempte and disobedience, but leste we synne againste god. 1625 in R. Sanderson Rymer's Fœdera (1726) XVIII. 144/1 Such further Paynes, Penalties, and Imprisonments, as..can or may be inflicted upon them for their Contempt and Breach of Our royall Commandment in this Behalfe. 1629 Vse of Law 6 in J. Doddridge Lawyers Light Contempts against the Crowne, public annoyances against the people. 1818 Maryland Republican (Annapolis) 3 Feb. 2/1 To punish John Anderson for his contempt of the House and his outrage upon one of its members. 1882 C. Sweet Dict. Eng. Law 196 Whatever obstructs or tends to obstruct the due course of proceeding of either House of Parliament..is a contempt of Parliament. 1917 Lawyers Rep. Annotated 1917F 291/2 The imperial Parliament may..confer upon a colonial house the same power over contempt as is possessed by the English House of Commons. 2011 Cambr. Law Jrnl. July 283 Parliament may also take disciplinary measures against criminal conduct that amounts to contempt of Parliament. b. Action which obstructs the course of justice or which constitutes disrespect to the authority or dignity of a court of law; more fully contempt of court. Also (and in earliest use): an act or instance of this.A distinction is made between civil and criminal contempt. Criminal contempt is conduct which obstructs the administration of justice, for example, disruptive behaviour in court, refusal to answer a question as a witness, publication of material liable to prejudice the outcome of proceedings, etc. Civil contempt consists of disobedience to a court order or process, such as breach of an injunction.See also in contempt of court at Phrases 1b and to hold (a person or thing) in contempt at Phrases 3b. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > disobedience to or contempt of court > instance of contempta1579 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > disobedience to or contempt of court contumacyc1425 rebellion1446 praemunire1553 contempt1652 a1579 N. Bacon (title) An Argument to show that the persons of noblemen are attachable by law for contempts in the High Court of Chancery. 1601 W. West 2nd Pt. Symboleography f. 184 Sometimes the Court vpon motion will..stay the defendants suit, vntill he hath answered the plaintifes vil, and satisfied the Court for his contempt. 1652 A. Ross Hist. World vi. xxv. 543 He refuseth to come, wherefore he is imprisoned for contempt; but at last he submits, and comes into the Court. 1693 G. Keith Tryals of Quakers, for several Great Misdemeanors 23 It is no Contempt of Court, but the season of your so pleading is over, you should have said so before you pleaded Not Guilty. 1705 in Cal. State Papers: Colonial Ser.: Amer. & W. Indies (1914) 664 Found guilty of contempt of Court, he is bound to be of good behaviour under a penalty of 20l. till the next General Court. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 287 Not having obeyed the original summons, he had shewn a contempt of the court. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxv. 257 ‘Mr. Jinks,’ said the magistrate, ‘I shall commit that man, for contempt.’ 1911 W. J. Tossell Annot. Gen. Code State Ohio 1029/1 A notary has power to issue a writ of duces tecum and failure to obey it involves a contempt of court. 1948 Virginia Law Rev. 34 222 Upon violation of the restraining order, the petitioner was committed to prison for contempt. 2015 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 2 Sept. Ms. Davis is defying multiple federal court orders and risking contempt of court. 3. The condition of being despised or treated with scorn or disrespect. Frequently in to bring (something) into (also †to) contempt, to fall into (also †to) contempt.Recorded earliest in to have (a person or thing) in contempt at Phrases 2. See also to hold (a person or thing) in contempt at Phrases 3a. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > condition of being held in contempt > [noun] contemptc1430 contemnment1502 vilipension1538 despisedness1587 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > disgrace or dishonour > [noun] unworshipc888 bismerc893 shameOE shondOE shendnessc1000 shendinga1220 shendlaca1225 slander1297 brixlea1300 shendship1303 hounteec1330 dishonourc1380 reproofc1380 defamationa1387 dishonestyc1386 hountagec1390 defamea1393 disworshipa1400 mishonoura1400 villainya1400 shendc1400 rebukec1425 contemptc1430 reproach?a1439 reprobationa1450 disfamec1460 opprobry?a1475 lackc1480 shentc1480 vitupery1489 defamy1490 opprobre1490 dain?a1500 contemnment1502 ignominy?1527 scandalization1530 ignomy1534 contumely1555 disglory1567 dehonestationa1575 disgrace1592 attainder1597 disreputation1601 defaming1611 ignominiousness1655 adoxy1656 opprobrium1684 shonda1961 c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 131 (MED) All that knewen hym..had hym in the more contempte. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. BBv^v Whan a synner commeth to the custome of syn, than he falleth to contempt. 1560 Bible (Geneva) Isa. xxiii. 9 To bring to contempt [1611 into contempt] all them that be glorious in the earth. 1655 J. Howell 4th Vol. Familiar Lett. xxxvi. 89 She may be said to have..fallen to such a contempt that she dares scarce shew her face. 1670 R. Baxter Life of Faith (new ed.) Ep. Ded. sig. A3 I..honour your Piety, Sobriety, Integrity and Moderation, in an Age when such Vertues grow into contempt. 1736 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 662 The Craftsman hath seen better Days; but he has wrote himself into Contempt. 1750 P. Shaw Reflector iii. ii. 246 Such serviceable Studies, as now thro' Ignorance, Unskilfulness, and Rawness of Writing, are fallen into Contempt. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 189 He would like to bring military glory into contempt. 1903 T. E. Watson Life & Times T. Jefferson xxxii. 291 The central power sank into contempt after the peace. 2008 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 25 May 3 The only way to protect the innocent is to enforce the law. To allow it to lapse is to bring it into contempt, and to ensure it is widely flouted. 4. An object of scorn or disdain; a person or thing that is deserving of scorn. Chiefly with of. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > condition of being held in contempt > [noun] > state or quality of being contemptible > object of contempt despitea1340 parablec1350 reproofa1382 scorn1535 reproach1560 scorning-stocka1586 contempt1589 taunt1611 contemptible1654 Aunt Sally1859 1589 Ld. Willoughby Short & True Disc. 31 This vaine counsaile brought all that country into a terrible confusion & mutinery of soldiours,..making it a contempt to all neighbours. 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium II. iii. iv. 332 The Clergy became the contempt and jest of buffoons and drunkards. 1746 Fool (1748) I. 102 The Companion of every Scoundrel, and the Contempt of every reasonable Creature breathing. 1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice III. xiii. 255 You are determined to ruin him in the opinion of all his friends, and make him the contempt of the world. 1967 W. Kaufmann & R. J. Hollingdale tr. F. Nietzsche Will to Power ii. i. ii. 113 The profound and contemptible mendaciousness of Christianity in Europe—: we really are becoming the contempt of the Arabs, Hindus, Chinese. Phrases P1. a. in contempt of: in a way which shows disregard or disrespect for (a person or thing); (sometimes) spec. in a way which shows disregard or disrespect for the lawful commands of (the monarch, or for the authority of Parliament or another legislative body) (cf. sense 2). ΚΠ a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) ii. l. 1722 He tok upon him alle thing Of malice and of tirannie In contempt of the Regalie. 1439–40 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Nov. 1439 §30. m. 9 They..ryde and gone as outelawes..in contempt of oure lorde the kyng, and ayene alle his lawes and statutes in this partie made. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear vii. 174 The basest..shape, That euer penury in contempt of man, Brought neare to beast. View more context for this quotation 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 148. ⁋1 New Evils arise every Day..in contempt of my Reproofs. 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets vii. 190 When Oedipus slays his father, he does so in contempt of oracular warnings. 1978 R. M. Haines Church & Politics 14th-century Eng. iv. 102 An unscrupulous ecclesiastical careerist, who abetted rebels in contempt of his oath of loyalty. 2012 Australian (Nexis) 9 Apr. (Local section) 6 They might not be breaking the law at this precise moment but they are acting in contempt of government policy. b. Law. in contempt of court and variants; also simply in contempt: in the position of having committed an action which obstructs the course of justice or which constitutes disrespect to the authority or dignity of a court of law (cf. sense 2b).See also to hold (a person or thing) in contempt at Phrases 3b. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [phrase] > in contempt of court in contempt of court1625 1625 B. Crokey To His Sacred Maiestie sig. B For his many deuises and slights by deferring the said Fynall tryall,..and after the Iudgement, by not yeelding possession according to seuerall Rules in Court made by consent of Smith and his Councell, in contempt of that Court. 1649 King Charls his Tryal 17 If a Prisoner shall stand as contumacious in contempt, and shall not put in an issuable Plea, guilty or not guilty of the Charge given against him. 1766 J. Entick Surv. London in New Hist. London IV. 265 It is a general court for debtors, and such as are in contempt of the Courts of Chancery and Common-pleas. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 443 If the defendant, on service of the subpoena, does not appear..he is then said to be in contempt. 1861 Rep. Supreme Court Texas 24 14 Where a person who is summoned to serve as a juror..fails to appear and serve, he is primâ facie in contempt of court. 2010 Independent 26 Aug. 23/3 The state had twice been found in contempt by the Supreme Court for failing to implement a 2007 court order. †P2. to have (a person or thing) in contempt: to despise (a person or thing); to regard with scorn or disdain. Obsolete.Cf. to hold (a person or thing) in contempt at Phrases 3a. ΚΠ c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 131 (MED) All that knewen hym..had hym in the more contempte. ?1548 J. Bale Image Bothe Churches (new ed.) Pref. sig. B^v Hauinge his veritie in much more contempt than afore. 1683 T. Hunt Def. Charter London 15 The Conspirators themselves have gotten the reputation..even for their having Parliaments in contempt. 1843 J. Sherman tr. J. Daillé Expos. Epist. St. Paul to Philippians 119/1 Far from glorying in them [sc. the advantages of the law], he has them in contempt. 1922 W. E. Chancellor W. G. Harding i. 16 Europe and Asia now have us in contempt. P3. to hold (a person or thing) in contempt. a. To despise (a person or thing); to regard with scorn or disdain.Cf. to have (a person or thing) in contempt at Phrases 2. ΚΠ a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxxix. l. 404 (MED) Of thy good wille I holde in Contempt. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. iii. 80 My selfe disgract, and the nobility Held in contempt. 1641 H. Burton Englands Bondage sig. B2^v Where Gods witnesses and people are persecuted, or holden in contempt, certainely that is a spirituall Egypt. 1790 By-stander 256 Thirty years ago, such melodies as those of Paesiello and Pleyel would have been held in contempt. 1918 Living Church 26 Jan. 432/2 Men may hold us in contempt for our lofty claims. 2015 Australian (Nexis) 4 Dec. 13 They hold our belief in tolerance and decency in contempt. b. To judge (a person, organization, etc.) to have committed the offence of contempt of court (see sense 2b). Also more fully to hold (a person, organization, etc.) in contempt of court. Frequently in passive. ΚΠ 1827 Standard 7 Dec. The judge in the court below had refused to allow the sums expended to be deducted, and had held Major Hamerton in contempt. 1877 Manch. Guardian 7 Mar. 8/5 Application was made for a rule calling upon the Rev. James Hunt to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court for writing letters of a threatening character to the Queen's Proctor. 1977 Stanford Law Rev. 29 505 A newspaper was held in contempt for disobeying a temporary restraining order. 2016 Washington Post (Nexis) 7 Jan. (Metro section) b1 If Porter refuses to testify, he could be held in contempt of court. P4. beneath contempt. †a. Not deserving of contempt. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1601 J. Hayward Sanctuarie Troubled Soule (rev. ed.) 123 Then I should haue gon on in a sober securitie, and my punishment should haue bin soe much the lesse, as ignorance is beneath contempt. b. Completely worthless or despicable; worse than contemptible. ΚΠ 1711 E. Settle City-ramble i. 8 So far from worthy of her Arms,—an Object Even of her lowest Scorn, beneath Contempt. 1845 E. A. Poe in Broadway Jrnl. 2 Aug. 60/2 The ‘Katherine and Petruchio’ of Niblo's, is absolutely beneath contempt—a mere jumble of unmeaning rant. 1961 N. Coward Diary 9 Apr. (2000) 469 It is dampening..to see in print enthusiastic reports of something which, spiritually and psychologically, is beneath contempt. 2003 Economist 1 Mar. 50/1 The failure of these states to honour their commitments is beneath contempt. Compounds Law. General attributive (in sense 2b), as contempt charge, contempt proceedings, contempt trial, etc. ΚΠ 1845 N.Y. Herald 27 Aug. 4/6 The contempt trial will cause a great commotion throughout the city. 1846 J. Cole Bills of Costs in Chancery, for Plaintiff & Defendant 33 These costs..are forced from defendant by the rigor of contempt proceedings, which ends in imprisonment, if defendant turn..wilfully adverse. 1952 J. Lait & L. Mortimer U.S.A. Confidential iii. xxvii. 323 The Chicago mob got off unsinged. A few phony contempt citations were made and quickly thrown out by the courts. 1958 Times 15 July 3/6 In the majority of contempt cases there was an existing right of appeal to a civil court of appeal. 2014 Wired Feb. 67/2 The FISA request program was legal, and any company that failed to cooperate would risk the contempt charges specified in the law. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). contemptv. Brit. /kənˈtɛm(p)t/, U.S. /kənˈtɛm(p)t/ Forms: 1500s contempte, 1600s– contempt. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: Latin contempt- , contemnere ; contempt n. Etymology: Partly < classical Latin contempt-, past participial stem of contemnere contemn v., and partly (in later use) < contempt n. Compare earlier contemn v. transitive. To regard or treat (a person or thing) with contempt; to scorn. Also: to show contemptuous disregard for (a command, order, etc.); (Law) to be in contempt of (a court of law, etc.). Cf. contemn v. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > hold in contempt [verb (transitive)] forhowc900 overhowOE withhuheOE forhecchec1230 scorna1275 despise1297 spise13.. to set at a pease, at a pie's heel, at a pin's fee1303 to hold, have scorn at, ofc1320 to think scorn ofc1320 to set short by1377 to tell short of1377 to set naught or nought (nothing, not anything) by1390 spitea1400 contemnc1425 nought1440 overlooka1450 mainprizec1450 lightly1451 vilipendc1470 indeign1483 misprize1483 dain?1518 to look down on (also upon)1539 floccipend1548 contempta1555 to take scorn ata1566 embase1577 sdeign1590 disesteem1594 vilify1599 to set lightly, coldly1604 disrepute1611 to hold cheapa1616 avile1616 floccify1623 meprize1633 to think (also believe, etc.) meanly of1642 publican1648 naucify1653 disesteem1659 invalue1673 to set light, at light1718 sneeze1806 sniff1837 derry1896 to hold no brief for1918 a1555 S. Gardiner in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. II. 208 I wylbe ware to geve any man cause to contempte me. 1651 J. Price Musgrave Muzl'd 30 Contempting all Orders made for her. 1702 in Cal. State Papers: Colonial Ser.: Amer. & W. Indies (1912) 648 The Governor issued out his precept to George Larkin commanding him to confine himself to his lodging, which he contempted. 1902 Let. Jan. in Cornhill Mag. June (1906) 749 This English war party (as well as the English officers and soldiers in Transvaal) are contempted by the whole civilised world. 2013 EKantipur.com (Nepal) (Nexis) 5 Sept. According to legal provision, any person found contempting the court would be jailed for up to 10 years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1393v.a1555
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