held in contempt

idiom

law

: considered by the court to have broken the law by disobeying or disrespecting the judge

He was held in contempt for his outbursts during the trial.

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Anyone who violates it could be held in contempt of court, attorneys in the case say, which could come with fines or jail time. —

Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2022 Bannon is slated to be sentenced on Oct. 21, which NBC noted will be exactly one year after he was held in contempt. —

Justin Klawans, The Week, 17 Oct. 2022 If the sisters continue failing to appear, they could be held in contempt of court. —

Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2022 Bannon was held in contempt of Congress by the House for refusing to comply with the demand and indicted by a federal grand jury on one contempt count last year. —

Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 10 July 2022 See all Example Sentences for held in contempt

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