Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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CONTUMACY, noun [Latin]
1. Stubbornness; unyielding obstinacy; inflexibility.
2. In law, a wilful contempt and disobedience to any lawful summons or order of court; a refusal to appear in court when legally summoned, or disobedience to its rules and orders.
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