1. Plural of contemnor; persons who treat someone or something with contempt or scorn.
Usage: formal; often used in legal or literary contexts
2. In law, persons who willfully disobey or show disrespect for a court order or legal authority.
Usage: legal term; often refers to those held in contempt of court

Examples

• The contemnors of tradition refused to follow the old customs.
• The judge warned the contemnors of the court that they would face penalties.
• History remembers the contemnors of justice who defied the law.
• The contemnors of authority were eventually held accountable.
• Several contemnors of the established rules were expelled from the organization.
• The contemnors showed their disdain through their actions and words.