contempt of Congress

Noun

Meaning

deliberate obstruction of the operation of the federal legislative branch

Source: WordNet

Hypernyms

contempt

Examples

As a result, a judge found Miller guilty of contempt of Congress in May 1957. Source: Internet

If convicted in court, an individual found guilty of contempt of Congress may be imprisoned for up to one year. Source: Internet

While this usually protected them from a contempt of Congress citation, it was considered grounds for dismissal by many government and private industry employers. Source: Internet

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) reiterated, on Wednesday’s Breitbart News Tonight on Sirius XM, he and fellow House Republicans’ plans to hold disgraced FBI attorney Lisa Page in Contempt of Congress over her refusal to testify. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

contempt contempt for england or english people contempt for women contempt of cop contempt of court contempt of Parliament