noun
- Plural of contumacy; stubborn and willful resistance to authority or law; persistent defiance.
Usage: Formal or legal register; Often used in legal contexts to describe contempt of court or refusal to obey court orders
Examples
- The judge cited the defendant's repeated contumacies as grounds for additional penalties.
- Her contumacies against school rules eventually led to expulsion.
- The witness's contumacies in refusing to testify resulted in contempt charges.
- Historical records documented the contumacies of various rebellious factions.
- The employee's contumacies toward management made his position untenable.