contemnor

English

Etymology

From contemn +‎ -or.

Noun

contemnor (plural contemnors)

1. (law) A party who commits or is held in contempt of court.
2. (parliamentary procedure) A party who commits or is held in contempt of Parliament.
   • 2023 June 15, Privileges Committee, “Matter Referred on 21 April 2022”, in Privileges Committee Report from the UK House of Commons‎^[1], archived from the original on 15 June 2023:

     It is up to the Committee of Privileges to determine... the degree of culpability of the contemnor.

Latin

Verb

contemnor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of contemnō