impoundment

impoundment.

1. The action of impounding; the state of being impounded. See IMPOUND.

2. Constitutional law. The President’s refusal to spend funds appropriated by Congress. • Although not authorized by the Constitution and seldom used, the impoundment power effectively gives the executive branch a line-item veto over legislative spending. [Cases: United States 82(1). C.J.S. United States §§ 155, 158.]

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资深译员王漾，毕业于一所培养高级翻译以及跨文化事务专家的精英大学，专注翻译各种与税收策略及补贴有关的法律文件。