a contempt of court

  • 61Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit Court Martial, Fiji — Fiji This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Fiji Government …

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  • 62criminal contempt — noun an act of disrespect that impedes the administration of justice • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑contempt of court * * * noun 1. : contempt that is committed in the presence of a court in session or a judge acting in a judicial… …

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  • 63civil contempt — A species of contempt of court which generally arises from a wilful failure to comply with an order of court such as an injunction as contrasted with criminal contempt which consists generally of contumelious conduct in the presence of the court …

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  • 64civil contempt — A species of contempt of court which generally arises from a wilful failure to comply with an order of court such as an injunction as contrasted with criminal contempt which consists generally of contumelious conduct in the presence of the court …

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  • 65constructive contempt — A contempt of court committed, not in the presence of the court, but at some distance away from it, usually consisting in disobeying or resisting process, intimidating a witness, or giving a false report of judicial proceeding while the same is… …

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  • 66National Industrial Relations Court — The National Industrial Relations Court (NIRC) was established on 1 December 1971 under Section 99 of the Industrial Relations Act 1971. The NIRC was created by the Conservative government of Ted Heath as a way to limit the power of trades union… …

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  • 67presence of the court — A phrase to be given a liberal interpretation as it appears in a statute defining contempt of court. The court consists not of the judge, the courtroom the jury, or the jury room individually, but all of these combined, so that the court is… …

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  • 68Old Court-New Court controversy — The Old Court New Court controversy was a 19th century political controversy in which the Kentucky General Assembly abolished the Kentucky Court of Appeals and replaced it with a new court. The old court refused to recognize the action as valid,… …

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  • 69Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice Bastarache — This is a list of all the reasons written by Michel Bastarache during his tenure as puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Contents 1 1998 2 1999 3 2000 4 2001 …

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  • 70civil contempt — noun a failure to follow a court order that benefits someone else • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑contempt of court * * * noun : willful disobedience to a lawful order or decree entered as a civil remedy for the benefit of a party to …

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