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in contempt of

preposition as in despite

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The SEC is asking that Musk be held in contempt of court and is also requesting he pony up for the cost of flying their attorneys out for the aborted hearing.

From Salon

Tyrese Gibson pushed back Tuesday about his arrest in Georgia after he was held in contempt of court for failing to pay child support.

TMZ reported Tuesday that after Gibson was found in contempt of court, a bailiff put him in handcuffs and marched him out of the courtroom.

He would not comply with Congress when they were investigating Jan. 6, and so he was found to be in contempt of Congress.

From Slate

Navarro, who worked in the Trump administration, was imprisoned for two counts of being in contempt of Congress after he refused to testify to the House Select Committee about Jan. 6.

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