Contempt of court basically means not respecting a court’s authority or ignoring its orders. It can happen in obvious ways, like causing a scene in court, or less obvious ones, like failing to follow a judge’s instructions outside the courtroom.

Federal Judge Terrence Berg criticized the mortgage giant for evasion of his Dec. 12 oral order.

A contempt proceeding has been initiated against Nigeria's Minister of State for Health over alleged disobedience to a court order. Also joined as