Arizona Laws 12-864. Direct or constructive contempts; punishment
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Contempts committed in the presence of the court or so near thereto as to obstruct the administration of justice, and contempts committed by failure to obey a lawful writ, process, order, judgment of the court, and all other contempts not specifically embraced within this article may be punished in conformity to the practice and usage of the common law.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 12-864
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215