contumacious

adj

Etymology: From Latin contumāx (“stubborn, obstinate”) + -ious.

1. Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious.

   “[…] and, on his conſtancie, ſounds an accuſation to Herod of a contumacious affront, on ſuch a day, before many peers; præpares the king to ſome paſſion, and at laſt, by her daughter’s dancing, effects it.”

   “In all places too are Dissident Priests; whom the Legislative will have to deal with: contumacious individuals, working on that angriest of passions; plotting, enlisting.”

2. Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a court.