parliamentary privilege
parliamentary privilege. 1. PRIVILEGE(5). 2. See legislative privilege under PRIVILEGE(1).
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parliamentary privilege
parliamentary privilege 〈英〉议会特权 习惯及法律为保障议会及议员有效履行其职能而赋予议会及议员的不受国王、法院、议会以外其他机构以及公众干涉的特权。主要包括：１免受民事拘禁权；２言论自由；３觐见君主权：该项权利对于下议院而言是项集体的权利〔collective right〕，通过下议院议长〔Speaker〕行使；而对于上议院则是项个人的权利〔personal right〕;４内部程序性权利，例如决定议事程序、开除议员等权利；５对侵犯或藐视议会特权者的惩治权。
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privilege of the floor
Parliamentary law. (usu. pl.) The right of entering, passing through, and sitting on the floor during a meeting. See FLOOR(1).
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legislative privilege
Defamation. The privilege protecting (1) any statement made in a legislature by one of its members, and (2) any paper published as part of legislative business. — Also termed (in a parliamentary system) parliamentary privilege. [Cases: Libel and Slander 37. C.J.S. Libel and Slander; Injurious Falsehood § 76.]
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request
request, n. Parliamentary law. A motion by which a member invokes a right, seeks permission for the exercise of a privilege, or asks a question. Cf. MOTION(2); DEMAND(2); INQUIRY(2); POINT(2). request for leave to modify a motion. See request for permission to modify a motion. request for leave to withdraw a motion. See request for
coexisting motion
Parliamentary law. A main motion, such as one raising a question of privilege, that is pending at the same time as another main motion of lower precedence.
floor
floor. 1. Parliamentary law. The part of the hall where members of a deliberative body meet to debate issues and conduct business; esp., a legislature’s central meeting area, as distinguished from the galleries, corridors, or lobbies (the Senate floor) (nominations from the floor). See assignment of the floor under ASSIGNMENT(6); CLAIM THE FLOOR; HAVE THE
point of order
A request suggesting that the meeting or a member is not following the applicable rules and asking the chair to enforce the rules. • Some organizations use the term “point of order” as a generic term that also includes a parliamentary inquiry and a question of privilege. — Also termed question of order. See parliamentary
point
point, n. 1. A pertinent and distinct legal proposition, issue, or argument ( point of error). 2. Parliamentary law. Any of several kinds of requests made in a deliberative body. See REQUEST. point of clarification. A question about procedure or substance. point of information. An inquiry asking a question about a motion’s merits or effect.
suspend
suspend, vb. 1. To interrupt; postpone; defer (the fire alarm suspended the prosecutor’s opening statement). 2. To temporarily keep (a person) from performing a function, occupying an office, holding a job, or exercising a right or privilege (the attorney’s law license was suspended for violating the Model Rules of Professional Conduct). [Cases: Licenses 38; Officers