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Contumacy vs Insurrection - What's the difference?

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Contumacy is a related term of insurrection.


As nouns the difference between contumacy and insurrection

is that contumacy is disobedience, resistance to authority while insurrection is an organized opposition to an authority; a mutiny; a rebellion.

contumacy

English

Noun

(-)
  • disobedience, resistance to authority

    • Derived terms

    * contumacious

    See also

    * (wikipedia "contumacy") *

    insurrection

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An organized opposition to an authority; a mutiny; a rebellion

    • Related terms

    * insurrectionist * insurrectionary