contumacy

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈkɒntjʊməsi/

Noun

contumacy

1. (chiefly Christianity and law) Disobedience, resistance to authority.

Related terms

• contumely

Translations

• French: contumace, désobéissance
• German: Widerspenstigkeit, Verstocktheit, Gehorsamsverweigerung
• Italian: contumacia, indocilità
• Portuguese: contumácia, teimosia
• Spanish: contumacia

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