criminal contempt
Americannoun
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I think civil contempt is a real possibility, and criminal contempt may not be off the table.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026
The judge instructed Perez to tell everyone involved in the deportation operation, from the pilot to Department of Homeland Security officials, that they could face criminal contempt charges if his orders were violated.
From Slate • May 21, 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
Holding a defendant — never mind a government official — in criminal contempt is rare.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025
To this step, taken in the mere wantonness of tyranny, and in criminal ignorance or more criminal contempt of public feeling, our country owes her freedom.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
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