Contemnor Definition: A person found to have committed contempt of court. Related Terms: Purge, Contempt of Court A contemnor - a person found to have committed contempt of court - may be an individual or a corporation.A contemnor is subject to a range of judicial sanctions which, to a large extent, depends on whether the contempt was civil contempt or criminal contempt.Generally, however, a contemnor faces a fine and, in the more egregious cases only, a term of imprisonment.In civil contempt cases, and provided they are not repeat contemnors, many are given the option of purging their contempt.REFERENCES:Duhaime.org, Contempt of Court: A Contemnor's Guide to the Legal UniverseDuhaime.org, Contempt of Court: Greatest Hits Categories & Topics: Civil Litigation & Evidence Law Dictionary Find you are constantly looking up definitions? Try our search provider (works in most modern browsers) If you find an error or omission in Duhaime's Legal Dictionary, or if you have legal term suggestion, we'd love to hear from you!