Sentence examples for in contempt for from inspiring English sources
Gritton was cast against type, bitchily spitting out coloratura in contempt for David's plebeian origins.
He enjoyed ribaldry about Jews; he took comfort in contempt for Jews.
The court in Texas has also held Pertamina in contempt for suing in the Indonesian courts to overturn the award.
The civil liberties union is asking a judge to hold the agency in contempt for destroying the tapes.
The EPO has issued tens of thousands of software patents, in contempt for the treaty that established it.
On Wednesday, a judge held the official, Superintendent Jody Weis, in contempt for refusing to release the list.
According to the court's rules of procedure, a party may be held in contempt for defying its orders.
Under the law, a reporter cannot be forced to disclose a source, and reporters cannot be held in contempt for refusing to do so.
The plaintiffs have now asked the panel to order the state to show why it should not be held in contempt for "such willful disobedience".
The S.E.C. asked a federal court on Thursday to find Mr. Yuen in contempt for his failure to testify in an investigation of Gemstar's accounting practices.
Mr. Bogdanos asked Justice Charles H. Solomon to hold Mr. Combs in contempt for violating an order not to talk about the case.
