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- Latin · derived fromcontumācia
- English todaycontumacy
From Latin contumācia, from contumāx (“refusing to appear in a court of law in disobedience of a summons; insolent, obstinate, stiff-necked”).
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contumacy
con·tu·ma·cyToday it means: Disobedience, resistance to authority. Full definition →
Latin contumācia