contumace

kɔ̃tymas

Definition

Definition of contumace - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

procédure

Dated

refus d'un accusé de se présenter devant le tribunal

Dated

Le tribunal a prononcé un jugement par contumace.

fugitif

Dated

personne accusée qui s'est soustraite à la justice

Dated

Ce contumace est recherché par les autorités.

fugitif

Adjective

fuite justice

Dated

qui fuit pour éviter un procès devant la justice

Dated

L'accusé contumace sera jugé en son absence.

fugitif

réfractaire

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Expressions with contumace

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condamner par contumace

prononcer une sentence contre quelqu'un absent du procès

Le tribunal a décidé de condamner par contumace l'accusé qui avait fui.

jugement par contumace

décision de justice rendue en l'absence d'une partie qui ne s'est pas présentée

Le tribunal a prononcé un jugement par contumace contre l'accusé absent.

par contumace

adv.

en l'absence de l'accusé lors d'une procédure judiciaire

Le tribunal a rendu son jugement par contumace.

Origin of contumace

latin, contumacia (entêtement)

Examples of contumace in a sentence

La contumace complique l'exécution du jugement.
Le contumace a changé d'identité.
Un contumace célèbre a été capturé hier.
Le témoin contumace n’a jamais été retrouvé.
Plusieurs suspects contumaces sont recherchés par la police.

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English:trial in absentia, absconding, ...
German:Abwesenheitsverfahren, flüchtig, ...
Italian:contumacia, contumace, ...
Spanish:contumacia, contumaz, ...
Portuguese:julgamento por revelia, fugitivo, ...
Chinese:缺席, 在逃的, ...
Japanese:欠席裁判, 欠席裁判の, ...
Arabic:محاكمة غيابية, فارّ من العدالة, ...
Hebrew:בְּאֵי־הוֹפָעָה, נִמְלָט, ...
Russian:заочное производство, заочный, ...
Ukrainian:заочне провадження, контумасний, ...
Catalan:contumàcia, contumaç, ...
Danish:udeblivelse, udebleven, ...
Dutch:bij verstek, contumax, ...
Greek:καταδίκη ερήμην, καταζητούμενος, ...
Khmer:ការកំបាំងមុខ, ដែលរត់គេចខ្លួនដើម្បីគេចវេះការជំនុំជម្រះ, ...
Korean:궐석, 도피 중인, ...
Polish:zaoczność, nieobecny na rozprawie, ...
Portuguese (BR):contumácia, contumaz, ...
Romanian:contumacie, judecat în contumacie, ...
Swedish:utevaro, på flykt undan rättvisan, ...
Thai:การพิจารณาคดีลับหลังจำเลย, หลบหนีคดี, ...
Turkish:gıyap, gıyabi, ...
Vietnamese:xét xử vắng mặt, bỏ trốn để tránh xét xử, ...

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Definition of contumace - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

Adjective

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