Civil Contempt

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Meaning of Civil Contempt

A remedial process , utilized in civil suit where one party has a right to require some act on the part of the other for his benefit and advantage and obtains an order of the court commanding that other to do an act and that other refuses to do so as directed; the litigant alone is interested in enforcement and as soon as that litigant is satisfied, the contempt proceeding comes to an end. American Cyanamid Co. v Rogers, 314 N.E.2d679, 21 Hl.App.3d 152.

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