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 (adj): wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
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25 days ago bilby said:

"His Honour was, of course, firmly of the view that the appellant's mental state was such that she was capable of participating in the trial had she chosen to do so," he (Durward) said.
"On this view, what is said to be the product of an unsoundness of mind can be seen to be the conduct of a contumacious litigant in defiance of the authority of the court.
- David Barbeler, Bum-flashing lecturer's appeal dismissed, theage.com.au, 13 Oct 2009.

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