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2. (Law) Willfully disobedient to
the summous or prders of a court. Blackstone.

Syn. -- Stubborn; obstinate; obdurate; disobedient;
perverse; unyielding; headstrong.

-- Con`tu*ma"cious*ly, adv. --
Con`tu*ma"cious*ness, n.

Con"tu*ma*cy (?), n.; pl.
Contumacies (#). [L. contumacia, fr.
contumax, -acis, insolent; prob. akin to
contemnere to despise: cf. F. contumace. Cf.
Contemn.] 1. Stubborn perverseness;
pertinacious resistance to authority.

The bishop commanded him . . . to be thrust into
the stocks for his manifest and manifold contumacy.

Strype.

2. (Law) A willful contempt of,
and disobedience to, any lawful summons, or to the rules and
orders of court, as a refusal to appear in court when legally
summoned.

Syn. -- Stubbornness; perverseness; obstinacy.

Con`tu*me"li*ous (?or ?; 106), a.
[L. contumeliosus.] 1. Exhibiting
contumely; rudely contemptuous; insolent; disdainful.

Scoffs, and scorns, and contumelious
taunts.


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