desacato

m.

1 lack of respect (falta de respeto).

2 contempt of court (law) (al juez, tribunal).

desacato a la autoridad = refusal to obey an offical

3 disobedience, non-observance, disregard, nonacquiescence.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desacatar.

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desacato

► nombre masculino

1 (falta de respeto) lack of respect (a, for), disrespect (a, for)

2 DERECHO contempt (a, for)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

desacato a la autoridad contempt

desacato al tribunal contempt of court

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noun m.

contempt

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SM

1) (=desobediencia) [a la norma] failure to comply (a with)

[a la autoridad] disrespect (a for)

2) (Jur) contempt, act of contempt

desacato a la autoridad, desacato a la justicia, desacato al tribunal — contempt of court

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masculino

desacato a algo — a las órdenes/la autoridad defiance of something

desacato (al tribunal) — contempt (of court)

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= flouting, disobedience.

Ex. Other issues included the fact that a non-librarian had been placed in charge of libraries and the flouting of the principle of rate for the job.

Ex. The article 'Telling Brown Owl to scoot: on the virtues of disobedience in children's fiction' discusses a range of children's fiction for the presence of mischievousness in the main characters.

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* desacato al tribunal = contempt of court.

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masculino

desacato a algo — a las órdenes/la autoridad defiance of something

desacato (al tribunal) — contempt (of court)

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= flouting, disobedience.

Ex: Other issues included the fact that a non-librarian had been placed in charge of libraries and the flouting of the principle of rate for the job.

Ex: The article 'Telling Brown Owl to scoot: on the virtues of disobedience in children's fiction' discusses a range of children's fiction for the presence of mischievousness in the main characters.

* desacato al tribunal = contempt of court.

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desacato

masculine

el desacato a las órdenes constituye una falta grave disobeying orders constitutes a serious offense

fue procesada por desacato (al tribunal) she was charged with contempt of court

desacato a la bandera act of disrespect to the national flag

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desacato sustantivo masculino
1 lack of respect, disrespect [a, for]
2 Jur (a un tribunal, juez) contempt of court
'desacato' also found in these entries:
English:
contempt

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desacato nm

1. [falta de respeto] lack of respect, disrespect (a for)

2. Der [al juez, tribunal] contempt of court;

lo juzgaron por desacato (al tribunal) he was tried for contempt of court

Comp

desacato a la autoridad = refusal to obey a legitimate authority

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desacato

m JUR contempt

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desacato nm

1) : disrespect

2) : contempt (of court)