The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.
Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
The act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity).
Acceptance as valid or true.
Honour, favourable note, or attention.
A return of the feu to the superior.
Official acceptance of the status of a new government by that of another country.
The propriety consisting for antibodies to bind to some specific antigens and not to others.