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contemnors

contemnors is the plural of contemnor.

Meaning of contemnor

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

Questions about contemnors

What is contemnors the plural of?
Contemnors is the plural of contemnor.

Words near contemnors in the dictionary

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

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