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
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 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
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
Wilkes then complained to the House of a breach of privilege, which complaint, being regular, was considered.
From A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges by Lord, John
