contumacious
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He urged Merchan to warn Trump “that his recent conduct is contumacious and direct him to immediately desist.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann, who served on special counsel Bob Mueller's team, said it was "interesting" that Chutkan excused Trump's presence at the hearing "given his dangerous and contumacious social media posts."
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2023
“Mr. Donziger’s conduct was a pattern of contumacious behavior that bore out over the better part of a decade,” Preska said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2021
Thus Horse Doctor Doyle had been contumacious, since actual bribery was the subject of his case.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thompson, Samel, and Swanson, however, are contumacious Alaskans with a special fondness for driving motor vehicles where motor vehicles aren’t really designed to be driven.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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