criminal contempt

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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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contempt of court			Summary: An "over-exaggerated" yawn landed a man in jail after a judge in the US sentenced him to six months in prison for criminal contempt. Court spectator jailed for yawning by Independent Television News Limited (ITN) At a hearing Friday, Facebook alleged that Wallace should be found in criminal contempt for continuing to send spam on the site, a spokesman for the social-networking website said. Spam king Wallace could be jailed by Chuck Miller / SC Magazine He also appointed Henry Schuelke, a Washington-based lawyer, to begin criminal contempt proceedings against the six-member prosecution team based on its failures and "potential obstruction of justice". US senator's convictions overturned by Aljazeera.net			Cricothyroid cried crier cries crikey crim crim. crime crime passionnel crime prevention crime rate crime sheet crime syndicate crime wave Crimea Crimea-Congo hemorrhagic fever Crimean Crimean War Crimeful Crimeless crimen injuria crimewave criminal Criminal action criminal congress criminal contempt criminal conversation criminal court Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada Criminal Investigation Command Criminal Investigation Department criminal justice criminal law criminal lawyer criminal maintenance criminal negligence criminal offence criminal offense criminal possession criminal prosecution criminal record criminal suit criminalisation criminalise criminalism criminalist criminality criminalization criminalize criminally Criminalness			Criminal by passion criminal calendar Criminal case Criminal case Criminal case Criminal case Criminal Case Management Framework Criminal Case Number Criminal Case Tracking System Criminal Case, Initiation of a Criminal Cases Review Commission Criminal charge Criminal charge Criminal charge Criminal charge filed to collect civil judgment Criminal charges Criminal charges Criminal charges Criminal Code Criminal Code of 1903 Criminal Code of Canada Criminal Codes Criminal colony Criminal colony Criminal Complaint Criminal Complaint Criminal Complaint Criminal Complaint criminal conduct criminal congress criminal contempt criminal conversation criminal conversation Criminal conviction Criminal conviction Criminal Conviction Review Criminal Conviction Review Group criminal court criminal court Criminal Courts Bar Association Criminal damage Criminal Defence Lawyers' Association Criminal Defence Service Criminal Defence Solicitors Union Criminal defendant Criminal defendant Criminal defendant Criminal defendant Criminal defendant Criminal Defendant Privilege Criminal Defense Attorney Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan Criminal Defense Investigation Training Council Criminal Defense Lawyers Criminal Defense Resource Center criminal design Criminal Detective Unit Criminal Division Presiding Judge Criminal Domestic Violence Criminal Domestic Violence Court Criminal Enforcement

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