desacato
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See also: desacató
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -atu
Etymology 1
From desacatar (“to flout”), from des- + acatar (“to respect”).
Noun
desacato m (plural desacatos)
- (law) contempt (open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority)
- Synonyms: desrespeito, afronta, injúria
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
desacato
Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
desacato m (plural desacatos)
- (law) contempt (open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority)
- 1863, Miguel Riofrío, La emancipada:
- El cura que había causado la perdición de esa mujer, cuando supo su muerte subió al púlpito y platicó patéticamente sobre las desgracias que traen consigo la desobediencia a los padres, el desacato al sacerdote y el irrespeto a los jueces
- when the priest who had caused that woman's demise found out about her death he went up to the pulpit and waffled on about the disgrace resulting from disobeying one's parents, contempt towards the priesthood and the lack of respect towards judges.
Etymology 2
Verb
desacato
Further reading
- “desacato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28