contumacy
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court
Types & categories
- disobedience hypernym
Related & opposite
- contumacious derivation
- law domain topic
Sense 2 noun
obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority
Types & categories
- insubordination hypernym
Related & opposite
- contumacious derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | contumacious |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | disobedience |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | contumacious |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | insubordination |