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Contumacious in a sentence

Contumacious meaning

  1. Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious.
  2. Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a court.

Synonyms of Contumacious

insubordinate

Related words

Other words often associated with Contumacious or its synonyms:

mutinous subordinate unruly noncompliant resistive rebellious disobedient defiant resistant

Using Contumacious

  • The main meaning on this page is: Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious. | Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a court.
  • Useful related words include: insubordinate.
  • In the example corpus, contumacious often appears in combinations such as: contumacious conduct.

Context around Contumacious

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

malafide 1×

Often after:

conduct 2× disregard 1×

Sentence patterns with Contumacious

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

deliberate malafide contumacious disregard for 1× such a contumacious conduct 1× wilful and contumacious conduct and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the court noted 1× would the cji 1×

Common sentence endings:

a contumacious conduct 1× be determined judicially 1× given to court 1×

Words around Contumacious

Just before it in the word index:

controverted 3 controvert 3 controversy 2.747 controversies 473 controversially 137 controversialist 5

Just after it in the word index:

contura 2 contusion 36 contusions 16 conua 5 conundrum 182 conundrums 17

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Contumacious

  • In this selection, "contumacious" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, malafide, conduct and disregard stand out and add context to how "contumacious" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include deliberate malafide contumacious disregard for and such a contumacious conduct. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "contumacious" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with contumacious

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The court noted Dedhia’s “deliberate, wilful and contumacious conduct” and highlighted his breach of undertakings given to court. (19 words)

Would the CJI then be duty-bound or discretion-laden in yet ordering an in-house investigation on such a contumacious conduct? (22 words)

It has also been submitted that the “deliberate, malafide, contumacious disregard” for court judgments passed by the SC concerning the provision of elections ought to be determined judicially. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

It has also been submitted that the “deliberate, malafide, contumacious disregard” for court judgments passed by the SC concerning the provision of elections ought to be determined judicially. (28 words)

Would the CJI then be duty-bound or discretion-laden in yet ordering an in-house investigation on such a contumacious conduct? (22 words)

The court noted Dedhia’s “deliberate, wilful and contumacious conduct” and highlighted his breach of undertakings given to court. (19 words)

Question examples

Would the CJI then be duty-bound or discretion-laden in yet ordering an in-house investigation on such a contumacious conduct? (22 words)

Example sentences (3)

It has also been submitted that the “deliberate, malafide, contumacious disregard” for court judgments passed by the SC concerning the provision of elections ought to be determined judicially.

The court noted Dedhia’s “deliberate, wilful and contumacious conduct” and highlighted his breach of undertakings given to court.

Would the CJI then be duty-bound or discretion-laden in yet ordering an in-house investigation on such a contumacious conduct?

Common combinations with contumacious

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "contumacious" in a sentence?
An example: "It has also been submitted that the “deliberate, malafide, contumacious disregard” for court judgments passed by the SC concerning the provision of elections ought to be determined judicially." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "contumacious" from authentic English texts.
What does "contumacious" mean?
Contumacious means: Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious.
What are synonyms of "contumacious"?
Common synonyms of "contumacious" include: insubordinate.
How many example sentences with "contumacious" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "contumacious", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.