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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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