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in contempt

in contempt prepositional phrase: the willful disobedience to or open disrespect of a court, judge, or legislative body.

Prepositional phrase

  1. The willful disobedience to or open disrespect of a court, judge, or legislative body.

Questions about in contempt

What does in contempt mean?
In contempt means the willful disobedience to or open disrespect of a court, judge, or legislative body.
What part of speech is in contempt?
In contempt is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in contempt in the dictionary

  1. in condition
  2. in confidence
  3. in conjunction with
  4. in conscience
  5. in consequence
  6. in contempt
  7. in contention
  8. in contrast
  9. in contrast to
  10. in control
  11. in copula

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