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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

"Direct Contempt of Court" is the inherent power judicial officers possess to maintain respect, dignity, and order during proceedings. Judicial officers are not only Circuit Judges or Federal District Judges, but also may often be specially appointed commissioners or special masters. A judge may find anyone in her court... attorneys, parties, witnesses, and spectators... in civil or criminal direct contempt.  5, record 1, English, - direct%20contempt%20of%20court

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Because direct contempt of court involves conduct at the proceedings, criminal direct contempt is much more unusual than civil direct contempt.  5, record 1, English, - direct%20contempt%20of%20court

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

[...] l'outrage au tribunal commis en présence du juge.  3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9lit%20d%27audience

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A reference to a court's right to punish for actions or omissions as if they were criminal. The most common example is finding a parent who is delinquent in child support in contempt of court and penalizing him/her with a jail sentence. If a hearing is quasi-criminal the quasi-defendant is entitled to all due process protections afforded a criminal defendant.  1, record 2, English, - quasi%2Dcriminal

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish