contumacy
/ˈkɒntjʊməsɪ/noun
mass noun
- archaic or Law stubborn refusal to obey or comply with authority, especially disobedience to a court order or summons〈古〉【律】拒不服从; 顽抗; 藐视法庭; 违抗法院命令; 不服从法院传唤。
词源
Middle English: from Latin contumacia 'inflexibility', from contumax （see CONTUMACIOUS）.