- (n.) A willful contempt of, and disobedience to, any lawful summons or to the rules and orders of court, as a refusal to appear in court when legally summoned.
- (n.) Stubborn perverseness; pertinacious resistance to authority.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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