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contemnor

contemnor noun: a party who commits or is held in contempt of court.

Noun

contemnor (plural contemnors)

  1. A party who commits or is held in contempt of court.
  2. A party who commits or is held in contempt of Parliament.
    • It is up to the Committee of Privileges to determine... the degree of culpability of the contemnor.2023 June 15, Privileges Committee, “Matter Referred on 21 April 2022”, in Privileges Committee Report from the UK House of Commons, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2023

Forms of contemnor

pluralcontemnors

Origin of contemnor

From contemn + -or.

Questions about contemnor

What does contemnor mean?
Contemnor means a party who commits or is held in contempt of court.
What part of speech is contemnor?
Contemnor is a noun.
What is the plural of contemnor?
The plural of contemnor is contemnors.

Words near contemnor in the dictionary

  1. contemnest
  2. contemneth
  3. contemnible
  4. contemning
  5. contemningly
  6. contemnor
  7. contemnors
  8. contemns
  9. contemp
  10. contemp.
  11. contemper

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