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criminal contempt

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Noun1.criminal contempt - an act of disrespect that impedes the administration of justice
contempt of court - disrespect for the rules of a court of law
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
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Refusal to comply with a grand jury subpoena may result in civil or criminal contempt citations.
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Philadelphia 76ers player and former Michigan star Chris Webber was ordered to pay a $100,000 fine, nearly two years after he pleaded guilty to a federal criminal contempt charge in the University of Michigan booster scandal.
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Hughes still faces a possible prison term of up to 30 years after pleading guilty to three counts of securities fraud and one count of criminal contempt.
Hughes judgement by Los Angeles Business Journal
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