This term comes from the Latin language and that when translated means “proud stubbornness”, referring to a quality that a person accused of some fact and which is firm regarding a position in which a constant stubbornness is denoted in a wrong way, since it applies to those moments in which an individual who has had an error, does not admit it but on the contrary has a firm attitude of obstinacy with respect to it. In the field of law it is merely used to refer to a state in which a subject is found who has an attitude of rebellion by not appearing before a jury to be tried before the law.
It is very frequent that this term is widely used to refer to those individuals who have a rebellious behavior, with a minimum level of understanding, it can then be said that a person has a stubborn attitude (adjective that corresponds to stubbornness) with which can't be argued. In certain cases, contumacy can be seen from a positive point of view, an example of this is when a person maintains a forceful position when defending an idea, regardless of whether it is threatened, this attitude shows determination regarding the ideas of the individual. In the religious sphere, contumacy is used to describe a person who is firm in denying a religion that is already established.
On the other hand, in the field of law, contumacy is a word used frequently, specifically in criminal proceedings, thus describing those individuals who are accused of a crime and do not attend court without any justification, so the judge who handles your case will have all the power to issue an arrest warrant for having a reluctant positionIn other words, an attitude of rebellion in the face of justice, this shows that this position has legal consequences and it will be up to the judge to establish what type of rebellion the subject is in stubborn. It is necessary to clarify that this attitude towards justice is a voluntary action, carried out by a person in fullness of his senses, therefore if he presents an attitude of this type it will be necessary to assume the consequences of it.
