contumacy
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Shelley and Sir William Sirs: Shelley was dismissed for contumacy.
From Time Magazine Archive
"This is the most outrageous case of contumacy I have ever seen," bellowed Lawyer Rogge, obtaining a recess until March 20.
From Time Magazine Archive
She was "busted" out of Bryn Mawr for "deplorable contumacy of conduct."
From Time Magazine Archive
Who dares to mark me out for contumacy and treason?
From King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
After such contumacy it may well be believed that the Emperor's patience was exhausted.
From Rupert Prince Palatine by Eva Scott
Their contentions, contumacies and pretensions were accordingly manifold.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 03 by Thomas Carlyle
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