contemnor

English

Etymology

From contemn +‎ -or.

Noun

contemnor (plural contemnors)

  1. (law) A party who commits or is held in contempt of court.
  2. (parliamentary procedure) A party who commits or is held in contempt of Parliament.
    • 2023 June 15, Privileges Committee, “Matter Referred on 21 April 2022”, in Privileges Committee Report from the UK House of Commons‎, archived from the original on 15 June 2023:
      It is up to the Committee of Privileges to determine... the degree of culpability of the contemnor.

Latin

Verb

contemnor

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of contemnō
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