| AAB ir kontumādōrs |
[May. 12th, 2018|12:12 pm] |
contumacious
[ˌkɒntjʊˈmeɪʃəs]
adjective, law archaic
(especially of a defendant's behaviour) stubbornly or wilfully disobedient to authority.
"his refusal to make child support payments was contumacious"
Origin
late 16th century: from Latin contumax, contumac- (perhaps from con- ‘with’ + tumere ‘to swell’) + -ious.
contumacy
[ˈkɒntjʊməsi]
noun, law archaic
stubborn refusal to obey or comply with authority, especially disobedience to a court order or summons.
Origin:
Middle English: from Latin contumacia ‘inflexibility’, from contumax (see contumacious). |
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