criminal contempt

An act that obstructs justice or attacks the integrity of the court.

• A criminal-contempt pro-ceeding is punitive in nature. The purpose of criminal-contempt proceedings is to punish repeated or aggravated failure to comply with a court order. All the protections of criminal law and procedure apply, and the commitment must be for a definite period.

— Also termed common-law contempt. [Cases: Contempt 3. C.J.S. Contempt §§ 7–8.]

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