contumacious
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tʊˈmeɪ adjective
stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.
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contumacious (ˌkɒntjʊˈmeɪʃəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| stubbornly resistant to authority; wilfully obstinate | |
| contu'maciously | |
| —adv | |
| contu'maciousness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
In addition, the wrongdoer can be separately indicted for his contumacious acts.
Cases are not wanting in which contumacious offenders were actually committed to prison.
There is no evidence that plaintiff's inaction was willful, contumacious, or the result of bad faith.
There must be a willful, contumacious, or reckless state of mind to warrant conviction for criminal contempt.
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