Sentence examples for committed a contempt from inspiring English sources

If, in order to avoid punishment, he had absconded or fled from the building immediately after his conflict with the marshal, the court, in its discretion, and as the circumstances rendered proper, could have ordered process for his arrest, and given him an opportunity, before sending him to jail, to answer the charge of having committed a contempt.

The Privileges Committee said Mr Cummings had committed a contempt of Parliament by not appearing to give oral evidence when ordered to in 2018.

"We conclude that Mr Cummings committed a contempt both by his initial refusal to obey the DCMS Committee's order to attend it and by his subsequent refusal to obey the House's Order of 7 June," the committee concluded.

"It has been agreed for years that the punishment for misleading a parliamentary inquiry and so committing a contempt requires updating.

But Malcolm Jack, the clerk of the Commons, told the committee in evidence that the house did have the power to punish those who commited a contempt of parliament.

"If he had identified Sir Fred Goodwin in words spoken outside parliament he would have been interfering with the administration of justice, or committing a contempt of court, as it is called".

Once an order is in place, any parent who removes their child in breach of the order is committing a contempt of court for which they could be imprisoned.

Browne, said the judge, had possibly committed a criminal contempt of court.

Last year the editor of the Sunday Mirror had to resign after committing a spectacular contempt of court which caused the collapse of the trial of two Leeds footballers.

The Spanish Football Federation said Villarreal were fined for the supporter "committing an act of contempt or disregard concerning racial or ethnic origin towards an adversary".

The messages did not amount to contempt of court because the hearing had concluded and she was not aware either had committed an offence, she said.