line item veto

The executive’s power to veto some provisions in a legislative bill without affecting other provisions.

• The U.S. Supreme Court declared the presidential line-item veto unconstitutional in 1998. See Clinton v. City of New York, 524 U.S. 417, 118 S.Ct. 2091 (1998).

— Also termed item veto. [Cases: Statutes 33. C.J.S. Statutes §§ 49–52.]

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