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Word: Contumacy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Latin contumacia ‘inflexibility’, from contumax (see contumacious)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɒntjʊməsi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
stubborn refusal to obey or comply with authority, especially disobedience to a court order or summons.
Short Definition:stubborn refusal to obey authority
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