contumacy
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contumacy
- /ˈkɒntjʊməsi/ UK
Where it comes from
From Latin contumācia, from contumāx (“refusing to appear in a court of law in disobedience of a summons; insolent, obstinate, stiff-necked”).
noun contumacies
- Disobedience, resistance to authority. [T]heſe Muſhrome Lords (Spirituall onely in Title, but wholly Temporall in reality), firſt ſprouted up by inſenſible degrees in the Church of Christ; ſo it is moſt infallibly convinced of notorious falſehood, by the multitude of thoſe moſt execrable Treaſons, Treacheries, Conſpiracies, Rebellions, C
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noun disobedience, resistance to authority
| Español | contumacia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 명령 불복 myeongnyeong bulbok |
| 日本語 | 命令不服従 mērēfufukujū, 不従順 fujūjun |
| Português | contumácia, revelia |
| Français | contumace, désobéissance |
| Deutsch | Widerspenstigkeit, Verstocktheit, Gehorsamsverweigerung |
| Italiano | contumacia, indocilità |
Talk about this word "contumacy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/contumacy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. contumacy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/contumacy "contumacy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/contumacy.Cite this
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