com )), + *temnere to slight, scorn, of uncertain origin. of contemnere to scorn, despise, from com, intensive prefix (see COM (Cf.
2) (also contempt of court) the offence of being disobedient to or disrespectful of a court of law.
The act of contemning or despising the feeling with which one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or worthless disdain scorn.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of EnglishĬontempt - ► NOUN 1) the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration. tempt /kən tempt/ n 1: willful disobedience or open disrespect of the orders, authority, or dignity of a court or judge acting in a judicial capacity by disruptive language or conduct or by failure to obey the court s orders also: the… … Law dictionaryĬontempt - Con*tempt (kn*tmt 215), n.
