Definition of Contempt of congress

1. Noun. Deliberate obstruction of the operation of the federal legislative branch.

Generic synonyms: Contempt
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law

Definition of Contempt of congress

1. Noun. The act of obstructing the work of the United States Congress or one of its committees. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Contempt Of Congress

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Literary usage of Contempt of congress

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Digest of the United States Supreme Court Reports: Including U.S. V. 207-244 (1918)
"Punishment of contempt of Congress, see infra, III. Finality of order in contempt proceedings, see Appeal and Error, 9. 9. A proceeding in equity for civil ..."

2. The Battle of Long Island: With Connected Preceeding Events, and the by Thomas Warren Field (1869)
"... stricken and famishing prisoners, and it is probable that the profane Azor Betts took his portion there as a just punishment for a contempt of Congress, ..."

3. Memoirs by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) (1869)
"... the profane Azor Betts took his portion there as a just punishment for a contempt of Congress, which Christopher Duyckinck had proclaimed with impunity. ..."

4. Memoir and Letters of Charles Sumner by Edward Lillie Pierce, Charles Sumner (1893)
"... in which his addresses were all marked by personalities, egotism, ribaldry, contempt of Congress, and want of respect for himself and his office. ..."

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