Contemnor - One who commits an act in contempt of court.
Contingency fee - A method of payment of legal fees represented by a percentage of an award.
Civil contempt occurs when the contemnor willfully disobeys a court order. This is also called indirect contempt because it occurs outside the judge's immediate realm and evidence must be presented to the judge to prove the contempt.
"If the relief requested is future compliance with an order of court or just compensation for a past violation of a court order, the parties seeking civil contempt. If, on the other hand, the judge is punishing the contemnor because of acts which ...
 See also: Process, Contempt of court, Judge, Action, Term
  
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