contumace

French

Noun

contumace m or f (uncountable)

contumacy (disobedience, resistance to authority)

Related terms

par contumace

Further reading

“contumace” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

From Latin contumāx (“stubborn, obstinate”). Cognate with Spanish contumaz, Portuguese contumaz, English contumacious.

Adjective

contumace (masculine and feminine plural contumaci)

(law) in default

Related terms

contumacia

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