CONTEMPT POWER
contempt power.The power of a public institution (as Congress or a court) to punish someone who shows con-tempt for the process, orders, or proceedings of that institution.[Blacks Law 8th]
contempt power.The power of a public institution (as Congress or a court) to punish someone who shows con-tempt for the process, orders, or proceedings of that institution.[Blacks Law 8th]