criminal contempt

noun

, Law.

1. any seriously disrespectful act committed against the dignity or authority of a court.

Example Sentences

Mr Williams' lead attorney, Brian Steel, was also found in criminal contempt in June this year after refusing to reveal how he got to know about the meeting.

From BBC

As a result, Glanville found Steel in criminal contempt of court and sentenced him to spend 10 weekends in Fulton County Jail — though Steel was quickly cleared of the sentence.

From Los Angeles Times

Because of the ten criminal contempt charges, Trump may get a harsher sentence than he would have gotten otherwise if he hadn't been so recalcitrant.

From Salon

On Tuesday, New York Judge Juan Merchan found Trump in "criminal contempt for willfully disobeying a lawful mandate of this Court" and ordered Trump to pay a total of $9,000 in fines.

From Salon

And though being found in criminal contempt of court may not make any difference to his base, it should give pause to anyone on the fence about voting for him this fall.

From Los Angeles Times