contumácia

See also: contumacia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin contumācia, from contumāx (“refusing to appear in a court of law in disobedience of a summons; insolent, obstinate, stiff-necked”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.tuˈma.si.ɐ/ [kõ.tuˈma.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.tuˈma.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.tuˈma.si.a/ [kõ.tuˈma.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.tuˈma.sja/

  • Hyphenation: con‧tu‧má‧ci‧a

Noun

contumácia f (plural contumácias)

  1. (chiefly Christianity and law) contumacy (stubbornness or disobedience)
    Synonym: revelia

Further reading

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