Pocket Veto Definition

noun
The indirect veto by the President of the U.S. of a bill presented to him by Congress within ten days of its adjournment, by failing to sign and return the bill before Congress adjourns.
Webster's New World
Any action similar to this in defeating a measure.
Webster's New World
Under the United States Constitution, if the president does not sign a congressionally passed bill within ten days after receiving it, the bill becomes law, even without his or her signature. However, if the president neither signs nor vetoes the bill and Congress adjourns within that ten-day period, the legislation will become law only if the president signs it. Therefore, by not signing it, the bill is effectively killed.
Webster's New World Law

Other Word Forms of Pocket Veto

Noun

Singular:
pocket veto
Plural:
pocket-vetos, pocket vetoes

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