Definition of contumacy in English:

contumacy

noun ˈkɒntjʊməsiˈkɑntjʊməsi

mass nounLaw archaic

Stubborn refusal to obey or comply with authority, especially disobedience to a court order or summons.
Example sentencesExamples
- These insults… his contumacy… this behavior was the last straw!
- That which hath been revealed unto thee from thy Lord is certain to increase the contumacy and disbelief of many of them, and We have cast among them enmity and hatred till the Day of Resurrection.
- Sometimes, indeed, he is outrageous, as when he suggests that the mere act of believing or accepting the Christian message is a manifestation of human pride, self-will, contumacy, and sin.
- As is pointed out in the cases cited, there is no statutory definition of contumacy.
Synonyms
stubbornness, inflexibility, intransigence, intractability, intractableness, obduracy, mulishness, pig-headedness, bull-headedness, wilfulness, self-will, strong-mindedness, contrariness, perversity, perverseness, uncooperativeness, recalcitrance, refractoriness, unmanageableness, stiffness, rigidity, steeliness, implacability, relentlessness, immovability, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, doggedness, pertinacity, pertinaciousness, single-mindedness, firmness, steadfastness, determination

Origin

Middle English: from Latin contumacia 'inflexibility', from contumax (see contumacious).

Definition of contumacy in US English:

contumacy

nounˈkäntyo͝oməsēˈkɑntjʊməsi

Law archaic

Stubborn refusal to obey or comply with authority, especially a court order or summons.
Example sentencesExamples
- As is pointed out in the cases cited, there is no statutory definition of contumacy.
- These insults… his contumacy… this behavior was the last straw!
- That which hath been revealed unto thee from thy Lord is certain to increase the contumacy and disbelief of many of them, and We have cast among them enmity and hatred till the Day of Resurrection.
- Sometimes, indeed, he is outrageous, as when he suggests that the mere act of believing or accepting the Christian message is a manifestation of human pride, self-will, contumacy, and sin.
Synonyms
stubbornness, inflexibility, intransigence, intractability, intractableness, obduracy, mulishness, pig-headedness, bull-headedness, wilfulness, self-will, strong-mindedness, contrariness, perversity, perverseness, uncooperativeness, recalcitrance, refractoriness, unmanageableness, stiffness, rigidity, steeliness, implacability, relentlessness, immovability, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, doggedness, pertinacity, pertinaciousness, single-mindedness, firmness, steadfastness, determination

Origin

Middle English: from Latin contumacia ‘inflexibility’, from contumax (see contumacious).

单词	contumacy
释义	Definition of contumacy in English: contumacy noun ˈkɒntjʊməsiˈkɑntjʊməsi mass nounLaw archaic Stubborn refusal to obey or comply with authority, especially disobedience to a court order or summons. Example sentencesExamples These insults… his contumacy… this behavior was the last straw! That which hath been revealed unto thee from thy Lord is certain to increase the contumacy and disbelief of many of them, and We have cast among them enmity and hatred till the Day of Resurrection. Sometimes, indeed, he is outrageous, as when he suggests that the mere act of believing or accepting the Christian message is a manifestation of human pride, self-will, contumacy, and sin. As is pointed out in the cases cited, there is no statutory definition of contumacy. Synonyms stubbornness, inflexibility, intransigence, intractability, intractableness, obduracy, mulishness, pig-headedness, bull-headedness, wilfulness, self-will, strong-mindedness, contrariness, perversity, perverseness, uncooperativeness, recalcitrance, refractoriness, unmanageableness, stiffness, rigidity, steeliness, implacability, relentlessness, immovability, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, doggedness, pertinacity, pertinaciousness, single-mindedness, firmness, steadfastness, determination Origin Middle English: from Latin contumacia 'inflexibility', from contumax (see contumacious). Definition of contumacy in US English: contumacy nounˈkäntyo͝oməsēˈkɑntjʊməsi Law archaic Stubborn refusal to obey or comply with authority, especially a court order or summons. Example sentencesExamples As is pointed out in the cases cited, there is no statutory definition of contumacy. These insults… his contumacy… this behavior was the last straw! That which hath been revealed unto thee from thy Lord is certain to increase the contumacy and disbelief of many of them, and We have cast among them enmity and hatred till the Day of Resurrection. Sometimes, indeed, he is outrageous, as when he suggests that the mere act of believing or accepting the Christian message is a manifestation of human pride, self-will, contumacy, and sin. Synonyms stubbornness, inflexibility, intransigence, intractability, intractableness, obduracy, mulishness, pig-headedness, bull-headedness, wilfulness, self-will, strong-mindedness, contrariness, perversity, perverseness, uncooperativeness, recalcitrance, refractoriness, unmanageableness, stiffness, rigidity, steeliness, implacability, relentlessness, immovability, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, doggedness, pertinacity, pertinaciousness, single-mindedness, firmness, steadfastness, determination Origin Middle English: from Latin contumacia ‘inflexibility’, from contumax (see contumacious).
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