Seared by the hot breath of public contempt, the Senate and House have done what comes naturally.

The other kind holds people up to public contempt and ridicule.

However, public contempt goes beyond this.

Lyon's Inn became a disreputable institution that "perished of public contempt long before it came to the hammer and the pick".

Yet he is driving toward an impeachment that would damage the Presidency and arouse public contempt for Congress.

Hold him up to public contempt.

Both have been hardened by bad publicity and public contempt.

Despite so many signs of public contempt, the public is absolutely in love with lawyers.

But I know of no judge or lawyer who believes the courts are immune to the danger of public contempt.

Not to do so is to risk long-term public contempt.