Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.
The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages.
Synonym of tart (“sharp- or sour-tasting; (figuratively) keen, severe, sharp”)