“藐视法庭”常见的英文表达是 “contempt of court”。
“contempt”有“轻视；蔑视；不尊重”之意 ，“contempt of court”即指对法庭权威、司法程序或法官的不尊重、轻慢等行为，在法律语境中专门用来描述这一概念。例如：The judge found him in contempt of court for his disruptive behavior.（法官因他扰乱秩序的行为判定他藐视法庭 。）