Willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court.
Roget 606:
obstinateness
etc.
adj.;
obstinacy,
tenacity;
cussedness [U.S.];
perseverance
etc.
604.1;
immovability;
old school;
inflexibility
etc.
(hardness)
323;
obduracy,
obduration†;
dogged resolution;
resolution
etc.
604;
ruling passion;
blind side.
self-will,
contumacy,
perversity;
pervicacy†,
pervicacity†;
indocility†.
bigotry,
intolerance,
dogmatism;
opiniatry†,
opiniativeness;
fixed idea
etc.
(prejudgment)
481;
fanaticism,
zealotry,
infatuation,
monomania;
opinionatedness opinionativeness†.
mule;
opinionist†,
opinionatist†,
opiniator†,
opinator†;
stickler,
dogmatist;
bigot;
zealot,
enthusiast,
fanatic.
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Roget 742:
disobedience,
insubordination,
contumacy;
infraction,
infringement;
violation,
noncompliance;
nonobservance
etc.
773.
revolt,
rebellion,
mutiny,
outbreak,
rising,
uprising,
insurrection,
emeute [Fr.];
riot,
tumult
etc.
(disorder)
59;
strike
etc.
(resistance)
719;
barring out;
defiance
etc.
715.
mutinousness
etc.
adj.;
mutineering†;
sedition,
treason;
high treason,
petty treason,
misprision of treason;
premunire [Lat.];
lese majeste [Fr.];
violation of law
etc.
964;
defection,
secession.
insurgent,
mutineer,
rebel,
revolter,
revolutionary,
rioter,
traitor,
quisling,
carbonaro†,
sansculottes [Fr.],
red republican,
bonnet rouge,
communist,
Fenian,
frondeur;
seceder,
secessionist,
runagate,
renegade,
brawler,
anarchist,
demagogue;
Spartacus,
Masaniello,
Wat Tyler,
Jack Cade;
ringleader.
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