breach of privilege
Example Sentences
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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 all-party Committee on Privileges would meet to determine whether the Sandys summons constituted 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
I put myself on this single point, and insisted, as there was not any Peer’s letter in the book, I had not been guilty of any breach of privilege.
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac
