contempt of court contempt of congress • contemptuous · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · contempt of court · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 17 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) disrespect for the rules of a court of law. Synonyms: contempt of court. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075