"contempt" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The teachers maintained that the judge's order reached them too late, but all were convicted of criminal and civil contempt.
- The mother has been in jail for civil contempt since April 1988.
- A citation for civil contempt and a fine would be an appropriate punishment.
- If the witness still refuses, he is found in civil contempt and jailed.
- He refused to talk and was jailed for civil contempt.
- However, they could still be charged with civil contempt of court.
- He was found to be in civil contempt of court by order of a judge.
- But 18 months or less is far more typical for civil contempt.
- He was jailed for civil contempt in 1987 because he will not or cannot tell the court where his daughter is.
- He was arrested Sept. 1 on a civil contempt of court charge.
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