contempt
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Could your ex-husband be held in contempt of court based on his actions?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
The 55-year-old is due to be sentenced later this month after admitting contempt of court for failing to follow a legal order to hand back company property, including access to bank accounts and internal systems.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Without cameras or timely released transcripts or audio, moments of pettiness, score settling, or open contempt for colleagues or parties by the justices can, and have, gone almost entirely unnoticed.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
Even in the authors’ account, aides sometimes seem to let an idea be floated and then disappear or, as in the case of Mr. Miller’s alleged contempt for habeas corpus, push back strongly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
His identity as an outsider, a Northerner, and the nature of the crime seemed to generate heightened contempt from law enforcement officials.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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