emoluments

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Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause, which restricts officials from accepting gifts from foreign states without congressional consent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Emoluments, in constitutional law, are “any perquisite, advantage, or profit arising from the possession of an office.”

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2024

“When there is a finding that a military retiree has violated the Emoluments Clause, the United States Government may pursue a debt collection,” Schmauder wrote to Flynn.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2022

Virginia Governor Edmund Randolph also suggested that impeachment was also appropriate punishment for a violation of the Foreign Emoluments Clause, which forbids U.S. officials from accepting gifts from foreign governments.

From National Geographic • Jan. 11, 2021

Kelirieu in the mean Time grew uneasy at his Master's Indifference, as it deprived him of the most substantial Emoluments of his Post.

From The Amours of Zeokinizul, King of the Kofirans Translated from the Arabic of the famous Traveller Krinelbol by Crébillon, Claude Prosper Jolyot de