breach of privilege
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His fellow MPs subsequently voted to reprimand him for "a breach of privilege and a gross contempt of the House".
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2016
The committee, which includes the Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, Labor Leader Major Clement R. Attlee and Sir Archibald Sinclair, Liberal leader, in short order decided unanimously that there had been a breach of privilege.
From Time Magazine Archive
Smarting, the publishers accused columnists of "a gross breach of privilege" in denouncing a book before it appeared, of exaggerating its sensationalism.
From Time Magazine Archive
The House, greatly relieved, voted 304 to 13 that Elijah Sandham, member for Kirkdale, Liverpool, had been "guilty of a breach of privilege and a gross libel upon the House," merited an official censure.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was returned as a member of parliament; and after having been imprisoned for breach of privilege, he was returned again, and continued to lead the reforming party.
From Toronto of Old by Scadding, Henry
