# The Court of Protection Rules 2017, Rule 21.2: Interpretation


In this Part—
“claimant” means a person making a contempt application;
“contempt application” means an application to the court for an order determining contempt proceedings;
“defendant” means the person against whom the application is made;
“order of committal” means the imposition of a sentence of imprisonment (whether immediate or suspended) for contempt of court;
“penal notice” means a prominent notice on the front of an order warning that if the person against whom the order is made (and in the case of a corporate body, a director or officer of that body) disobeys the court’s order, the person (or director of officer) may be held in contempt of court and punished by a fine, imprisonment, confiscation of assets or other punishment under the law.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1035/rule/21.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2017/rule-21.2
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