Sentence examples for are in contempt of from inspiring English sources
"Both Mandela and his new wife are in contempt of court.
"They know they are in contempt of the ruling of the International Court of Justice and the Australian Federal Court.
These actions, however, are in contempt of the court and in the worst of scenarios you could find yourself in jail for doing them.
OK, now you're in "contempt of the court".
"We can't be in contempt of court," Mr. Carrington said.
In November 2000, the magazine was found to be in contempt of court and fined £25,000.
Mr. McDonnell was immediately declared to be in contempt of Parliament and suspended for five days.
Continued refusal could ultimately result in the company being held to be in contempt of the Senate.
Harper personally has earned himself the rare rebuke of being found to be in contempt of his parliament.
The minister confirmed that university vice-chancellors could, in the last resort, be found to be in contempt of court.
Such a statement would be considered to be in contempt of court in many common law jurisdictions, including England, Australia, Ireland, Canada and Hong Kong.
