Definition of contempt
- n. - The act of contemning or despising; the feeling with
which one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or worthless;
disdain; scorn.
- n. - The state of being despised; disgrace; shame.
- n. - An act or expression denoting contempt.
- n. - Disobedience of the rules, orders, or process of a court
of justice, or of rules or orders of a legislative body; disorderly,
contemptuous, or insolent language or behavior in presence of a court,
tending to disturb its proceedings, or impair the respect due to its
authority.