Criminal Contempt Law and Legal Definition
Contempt is simply put, the disrespect for the rules of a court of law. The disrespect is shown with the aim of obstructing justice and comprises of acts like threatening a judge or witness, or disobeying an order to produce evidence. Since the judge of a court has the discretion to control the court, the judge shall impose a fine and /or jail time for an offender.
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Related Legal Terms
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences [ACJS]
- Administration of Criminal Justice
- American Board of Criminalistics
- Armed Career Criminal
- Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA)
- Burglary and Criminal Trespass
- Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
- Central Criminal Court Act
- Central Repository [Criminal Law]
- Civil Procedure Contempt
