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contumacy Definition


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contumacy
noun
    1. formal
      Obstinate refusal to obey; resistance to authority.
Derivative: contumacious
adj
    Derivative: contumaciously
    adverb
      Etymology: 14c: from Latin contumacia stubbornness.



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