contempt of court

The deliberate obstruction of a court's proceedings by refusing to obey a court order or by interfering with court procedures. Contempt of court can be punished by fine, imprisonment, or both.

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The corporation argued the threshold for contempt of court proceedings against MI5 and three individual officers had been met.

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There are a range of potential options, from accepting the conclusions of MI5's investigations to initiating contempt of court proceedings against MI5 itself or individual officers - or both.

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The judge has said he would decide on another day whether he would hold Homeland Security officials in contempt of court.

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His 18-month sentence for contempt of court was reduced after a hearing at the High Court on Tuesday.

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When the government subpoenaed reporter James Risen to testify about the identity of his anonymous source, he faced prison for contempt of court.

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