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Civil Contempt

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a failure to follow a court order that benefits someone else

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Civil Contempts
possessive
Civil Contempt's
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Civil Contempts'