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a. [ L. contumax, -acis. See Contumacy. ] 1. Exhibiting contumacy; contemning authority; obstinate; perverse; stubborn; disobedient. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is another very, efficacious method for subduing the most obstinate, contumacious sinner. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a court. Blackstone.

Syn. -- Stubborn; obstinate; obdurate; disobedient; perverse; unyielding; headstrong.

-- Con`tu*ma"cious*ly, adv. -- Con`tu*ma"cious*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Contumacies /plu>. [ L. contumacia, fr. contumax, -acis, insolent; prob. akin to contemnere to despise: cf. F. contumace. Cf. Contemn. ] 1. Stubborn perverseness; pertinacious resistance to authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

The bishop commanded him . . . to be thrust into the stocks for his manifest and manifold contumacy. Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) A willful contempt of, and disobedience to, any lawful summons, or to the rules and orders of court, as a refusal to appear in court when legally summoned.

Syn. -- Stubbornness; perverseness; obstinacy. [ 1913 Webster ]