" held in contempt "

[Idiom]  | "held in contempt" 

1: considered by the court to have broken the law by disobeying or disrespecting the judge

[Noun]  | "con*tempt" | \ kən-ˈtem(p)t \

1: a feeling of intense dislike for someone or something regarded as unworthy of respect or approval : disdain

2: unusual or inappropriate lack of fear or reverence for something

3: the state of being despised : disgrace

Origin: 14th century ;

 Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin contemptus, from contemnere "to look down on, show no respect for, despise" + -tus, suffix of action nouns (with loss of and intrusive ){mat|contemn|};