show contempt
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In their opening statement, government lawyers repeatedly emphasized that the case against Mr. Navarro was relatively straightforward: Did Mr. Navarro show contempt for Congress when he disregarded the committee’s subpoena for documents and testimony?
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
Spitting helped some soothe jangling nerves, show contempt or machismo, or just mark their territory like dogs do.
From Washington Times ● May 10, 2020
“When people at the top show contempt for law and contempt for the legal process, that’s bound to trickle down,” said Pamela Karlan, a Stanford University law professor.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2018
They say some are not in tune with the real issues that affect them and others show contempt towards ordinary people.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2017
Sneer, snēr, v.i. to show contempt by the expression of the face, as by turning up the nose: to insinuate contempt.—v.t. to utter sneeringly.—n. an indirect expression of contempt.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
