Sentence examples similar to petition for contempt from inspiring English sources

Defense lawyers were instructed by the court during the proceedings to "honor the spirit" of the gag order, they said, after the special public prosecutor Dayan Krishnan said he would file a petition of contempt of court if lawyers for the defendants continued to brief the media on developments.

File a petition of contempt with the court.

Once you have obtained a judgment against a debtor, you may file a Petition for Citation, for contempt of court, if they still fail to pay it.

The reporter's we'll-take-any-question ridicule of the petition website expresses contempt for not only petition writers but the capacities of the democratic public more generally.

Is this familiarity a reason for contempt?

Any word can be repurposed for contempt.

He was twice cited for contempt.

The vote for contempt failed.

Score another point for Contempt.

They ended in jail for contempt of court.

The committee did not cite him for contempt.