What does desacato in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word desacato in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use desacato in Portuguese.

The word desacato in Portuguese means disrespect, desacato, desafio, desacato, multa por desacato, multa por desacato, desacato ao tribunal, processo de desacato, processo por desacato, desacato à lei. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word desacato

disrespect

desacato, desafio

noun (act of resistance) (ação de oposição)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
O desacato de Nigel à proibição ao fumo rendeu-lhe uma multa elevada.
Nigel's defiance of the smoking ban earned him a hefty fine.

desacato

noun (law: contempt of court) (lei)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The witness ended up serving a four-month prison sentence for contempt after lying in court.

multa por desacato

plural noun (accusation of disrupting a court) (tribunal)

multa por desacato

plural noun (accusation: defying the court) (a autoridade no tribunal)

desacato ao tribunal

noun (disruption of legal proceedings)

The judge threatened them with contempt of court charges unless they behaved themselves.

processo de desacato

plural noun (law: action for disrupting court)

processo por desacato

noun (legal action) (ação contra desrespeito no tribunal)

desacato à lei

noun (defiance of law)

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