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contempt of court, indirect

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A quick definition of contempt of court, indirect:

Indirect contempt of court is when someone breaks a court order outside of the courtroom. This can be either civil or criminal and is also called constructive contempt of court. Examples of indirect contempt include not showing up to a hearing, breaking probation rules, or not giving evidence when asked. If someone is found guilty of indirect contempt, they may have to pay a fine or even go to jail. However, if they follow the court order, they can avoid these penalties. Direct contempt of court is when someone breaks a court order in front of the judge.

A more thorough explanation:

Indirect contempt of court is when someone violates a court order outside of the courtroom. This can be either civil or criminal and is also called constructive contempt of court.

Examples of indirect contempt of court include:

  • Not showing up to a court hearing
  • Breaking the terms of probation
  • Refusing to give evidence that was requested by a subpoena

If someone is found guilty of indirect contempt of court, they may face fines or even jail time. However, if the contempt is civil in nature, the penalties can be avoided by simply following the court order.

Indirect contempt of court is different from direct contempt of court, which is when someone violates a court order in the presence of the court.

For example, if a person is ordered by a judge to attend a hearing but fails to show up, they could be found guilty of indirect contempt of court. Another example would be if someone is ordered to turn over evidence but refuses to do so, they could also be found guilty of indirect contempt of court.

These examples illustrate how someone can be found guilty of indirect contempt of court for violating a court order outside of the courtroom.

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soapy
10:06
Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?
1a2b3c4d26z
10:06
Man
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
Walkin to the bus
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
What a good day to get into law school
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:11
@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.
soapy
10:12
Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:14
You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.
soapy
10:15
I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.
i think it just indicates a change in status like under review or stages of review
my stanford address went long as soon as it was marked complete lmao
soapy
10:25
I saw some Reddit adcom say that they can see any time we refresh the status checker; I wonder if it's a red flag if an applicant's checked it like 50 times in a day?
soapy
10:25
Also, can we send another LoR to a school that we've already applied to?
soapy
10:26
Or another essay?
10:30
i'll allow it
soapy
10:31
<3 thanks Fart Butt
1a2b3c4d26z
10:31
If I get rejected by a school bc I check my statuses during work then it wasn’t meant to be
10:32
cautionary tail re reddit posts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jZAQAuqSfs
How else will they know we fuck
Need to know aboot 6 pack abs
How many 666 people apply?
lolololol
soapy
10:34
Ah that's frightening
@triplethread
Why? LOL
soapy
10:35
The adcoms recognize you and will deny you is frightening, lmaoo. Not the abs thing XD
10:36
they browse LSD?
soapy
10:37
Wouldn't be shocked if so; isn't this the biggest law school forum outside of Reddit?
10:37
i gotta change my username
10:37
not sure, the vid i sent used reddit as an example, however i guarantee they [adcoms] are aware of this site
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