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Contempt of court, civil

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001249

A form of contempt intended to coerce compliance with a court order for the benefit of another party in a lawsuit. The contemnor holds the 'keys to the jailhouse' and can purge the contempt by fulfilling the court's directive. Sanctions typically involve fines or imprisonment until compliance is achieved.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001249
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001249",
  "term": "Contempt of court, civil",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A form of contempt intended to coerce compliance with a court order for the benefit of another party in a lawsuit. The contemnor holds the 'keys to the jailhouse' and can purge the contempt by fulfilling the court's directive. Sanctions typically involve fines or imprisonment until compliance is achieved.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/contempt-of-court-civil/"
}

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