a contempt of court
91Commissioners' Court — is the governing body of county government in several US states, including Texas and Missouri. It is similar in function to a board of county commissioners. The principal functions of the commissioners court are legislative and executive.… …
92direct contempt — noun : a contempt occurring in the presence of a court in session or so near as to interfere with the administration of justice or in the presence of a judge acting in a judicial capacity; also : a contempt directly obstructing a legislative body …
93Kangaroo court — A kangaroo court is a mock court in which the principles of law and justice are disregarded or perverted .[1] The outcome of a trial by kangaroo court is essentially determined in advance, usually for the purpose of ensuring conviction, either by …
94Chapter III Court — In Australian constitutional law, Chapter Three Courts or Chapter III Courts are courts of law which are a part of the Australian federal judiciary, and thus are able to discharge Commonwealth judicial power. They are so named because the… …
95summary contempt proceeding — A proceeding for an adjudication of contempt for a direct contempt in the immediate presence of the court, without pleading, affidavit, or formal charges, albeit the accused may be entitled to a hearing or at least opportunity to make an… …
96kangaroo court — 1. n. a bogus or extra legal court. □ Is this a newspaper office or a kangaroo court? □ You have turned this interview into a kangaroo court. 2. n. a legally convened court operating unjustly. □ “Let me out of this kangaroo court,” muttered Fred …
97Night Court — Seriendaten Deutscher Titel: Harrys wundersames Strafgericht Originaltitel: Night Court Produktionsland: USA Produktionsjahr(e): 1984–1992 Produzent: Linwood …
98inherent power of court — A power essential to the very existence of the court or its ability to function in dispensing justice; the power to punish contempt, 17 Am J2d Contpt § 62; the power to grant a continuance in the interest of justice. State ex rel. Buck v McCabe,… …
99continuing contempt — A failure or refusal to comply with the order of the court to deliver or pay money, or the like, or to purge the contempt. Tindall v Westcott, 113 Ga 1114, 39 SE 450 …
100hold in contempt — despise, scorn; be charged with the deliberate obstruction of a court s proceedings by refusing to obey a court order or by interfering with court procedures …
