emolument
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Article II, Section 1 and Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution prohibit the president in particular and public officials in general from receiving any emolument from domestic or foreign sources while in office.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2024
District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan rejected the DOJ’s narrow interpretation of what constitutes an emolument as “unpersuasive and inconsistent.”
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2019
The foreign emolument prohibition covers anything of value from a foreign government.
From Washington Times • Nov. 2, 2018
The next stage of the case is expected to involve arguments about what constitutes an emolument.
From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2018
It is indeed a wise provision of our Constitution which prohibits American officials from accepting "any present, emolument, office or title of any kind whatever" without the consent of Congress.
From Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft by Straus, Oscar S.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
