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Vilipending, vbl. n. Also: vile-, vilie-, villipending. [17th c. Eng. vilipending (a1626).] The action of showing contempt or disregard esp. for the law or authority. (Vilipend v. a.) 1566 Reg. Privy C. I 463.
In manifest vilipending of thair hienessis autoritie 1598–9 Haddington B. Rec. (Robb) 12 Jan.
Accusit of vilepending Alexander Seytoun baillie … saying to the said Alexander [etc.] 1599 Culross I 139.
Vilipending and dispysing of the magistrates 1631 Glasgow Burgesses 73.
[Burgess] deprived of his freedom for contemping and vilipending of the kingis proclamatioun … in repairing to Ingland quhair the pest is raging and returning agane to this burgh 1647 Falkirk Baron Ct. 26 Jan.
Sindrie vther persones els quhair cumes … and castis peattis in the mos of Bambreithe to thair awne vse quhilk is ane viliepending of my lordis actis & statutis 1661–2 Rec. Old Aberd. I 213.
William Lind for vilepending [pr. dilepending] the magistratts … £13 6 s. 8 d. 1673 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 176.
In heighe contempt and villipending the judge ordinar and the laues of the kingdome ?c1675 J. Gordon Hist. I 94.
The scandall of dissenting from antiquitye, and vilepending it altogether 1682 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. MS 13 Dec.
Fynes William Corbie … for his vilipending of magistracie by leading of Andreu McCroyck and John Aikman ther divats efter he was discharged 1685 Pittenweem Ann. 98.
William Brown being found guilty of vilepending and abusing the magistrates