sovereign contempt

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• Contempt — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Contempt >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 contempt contempt disdain scorn sovereign contempt Sgm: N 1 despisal despisal despiciency Sgm: N 1 despisement despisement Sgm: N 1 vilipendency| vilipendency| …   English dictionary for students

• sovereign — n. & adj. n. 1 a supreme ruler, esp. a monarch. 2 Brit. hist. a gold coin nominally worth pound1. adj. 1 a supreme (sovereign power). b unmitigated (sovereign contempt). 2 excellent; effective (a sovereign remedy). 3 possessing sovereign power (a …   Useful english dictionary

• sovereign — I. noun also sovran Etymology: Middle English soverain, from Anglo French soverein, from soverein, adjective Date: 13th century 1. a. one possessing or held to possess sovereignty b. one that exercises supreme authority within a limited sphere c …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Contempt of the sovereign — (also called contempt of statute) was an ancient doctrine in English law dating from medieval times, and now obsolete. It referred to the notion that if somebody disobeyed an Act of Parliament, but the Act did not say what the penalty was or how… …   Wikipedia

• Contempt of Congress — is the act of obstructing the work of the United States Congress or one of its committees. Historically the bribery of a senator or representative was considered contempt of Congress. In modern times, contempt of Congress has generally applied to …   Wikipedia

• contempt — /keuhn tempt /, n. 1. the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn. 2. the state of being despised; dishonor; disgrace. 3. Law. a. willful disobedience to or open disrespect for the rules or …   Universalium

• sov´er|eign|ly — sov|er|eign «SOV ruhn, SUHV », noun, adjective. –n. 1. the supreme ruler; king or queen; monarch. Queen Victoria was the sovereign of Great Britain from 1837 to 1901. »It was not for me to bandy civilities with my sovereign (Samuel Johnson). 2. a …   Useful english dictionary

• sov|er|eign — «SOV ruhn, SUHV », noun, adjective. –n. 1. the supreme ruler; king or queen; monarch. Queen Victoria was the sovereign of Great Britain from 1837 to 1901. »It was not for me to bandy civilities with my sovereign (Samuel Johnson). 2. a person,… …   Useful english dictionary

• disdain — Synonyms and related words: abhor, abjure, airs, antipathetic, antipathy, aristocratic disdain, arrogance, arrogant, audacity, averse, aversion, be above, be contemptuous of, bold front, boldness, brash bearing, brashness, brassiness, bravado,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• scorn — Synonyms and related words: abhor, airs, arrogance, be above, be contemptuous of, care nothing for, clannishness, cliquishness, contemn, contempt, contemptuousness, contumely, deprecation, deride, derision, despisal, despise, despite, disavow,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• insult — Synonyms and related words: abase, abuse, affront, airs, arrogance, asperse, aspersion, atrocity, barb, be above, be contemptuous of, brickbat, call names, care nothing for, clannishness, cliquishness, contemn, contempt, contemptuousness,… …   Moby Thesaurus