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      contumacy
      noun
      obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination
      willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order
      Roots
      comcon- · Latin · intensive, thoroughlytumeretum- · Latin · to swell (with pride)acia-acy · Latin · state, quality
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      The word contumacy breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: con-, from Latin com (“intensive, thoroughly”); tum, from Latin tumere (“to swell (with pride)”); and -acy, from Latin acia (“state, quality”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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