☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Pocket Veto

The indirect veto of a bill by the President, occurring when Congress adjourns before the ten-day period for presidential action expires, preventing the bill from becoming law without the President's signature.

Etymology: English compound · Category: Government Structure · Source: U.S. Constitution, Art. I, § 7; The Pocket Veto Case, 279 U.S. 655 (1929)
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