Definitions for contumacious
ˌkɒn tʊˈmeɪ ʃəs, -tyʊ-con·tu·ma·cious

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contumaciousadjective

   wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient

   "a contumaceous witness is subject to punishment"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contumaciousadjective

   Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious.

2. contumaciousadjective

   Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a court.

3. Etymology: From contumax

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Contumaciousadjective

   Obstinate; perverse; stubborn; inflexible.

   Etymology: contumax, Latin.

   He is in law said to be a contumacious person, who, on his appearance afterwards, departs the court without leave. John Ayliffe.

   There is another very efficacious method for subduing of the most obstinate contumacious sinner, and bringing him into the obedience of the faith of Christ. Henry Hammond, Fundamentals.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contumacious

   Contumacy is a stubborn refusal to obey authority or, particularly in law, the willful contempt of the order or summons of a court (see contempt of court). The term is derived from the Latin word contumacia, meaning firmness or stubbornness.In English ecclesiastical law, it was contempt of the authority of an ecclesiastical court and was dealt with by the issue of a writ from the Court of Chancery at the instance of the judge of the ecclesiastical court. This writ took the place of the de excommunicato capiendo in 1813, by an act of George III (see excommunication).In the U.S., while not expressly mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, the courts have long asserted an inherent power of judges to punish such refusal, which in this context is known as contempt of court. The U.S. Supreme Court recognized federal courts' inherent power to imprison a person for contumacy in United States v. Hudson & Goodwin without a reference to a definition of contumacy in common or statutory law.

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1. contumacious

   Contumacious refers to a person's behavior that is stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority. This can include defiance, rebelliousness, insubordination, or refusal to comply with the rules or orders.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Contumaciousadjective

   exhibiting contumacy; contemning authority; obstinate; perverse; stubborn; disobedient

2. Contumaciousadjective

   willfully disobedient to the summous or prders of a court

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Contumacious

   kon-tū-mā′shus, adj. opposing lawful authority with contempt: obstinate: stubborn.—adv. Contumā′ciously.—ns. Contumā′ciousness; Con-tumac′ity; Con′tumacy, obstinate disobedience or resistance. [L. contumax, -acis, insolent, from con, and tum-ēre, to swell, or temn-ĕre, to despise.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of contumacious in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of contumacious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=contumacious
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Contumacious
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=contumacious
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contumacious
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contumacious
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=contumacious
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=contumacious