civil contempt

NOUN
14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C

civil contempt is a valid 14-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3I1V4I1L1C3O1N1T1E1M3P3T1
3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING

What does civil contempt mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A failure to follow a court order that benefits someone else.