criminal contempt
Americannoun
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If courts don’t drop the hammer on this stuff and start seriously considering civil and criminal contempt, I don’t know what can stop these lies.
From Slate • Nov. 15, 2025
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.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025
Being held in criminal contempt of court means defying a judge’s orders.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025
In his ruling, Boasberg found "probable cause" to begin proceedings on criminal contempt charges.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025
To this step, taken in the mere wantonness of tyranny, and in criminal ignorance or more criminal contempt of public feeling, England owes her freedom.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Johnson, Rossiter
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