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PRONUNCIATION OF PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE

parliamentary privilege  [ˌpɑːləˈmɛntərɪ ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Parliamentary privilege is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Parliamentary privilege

Parliamentary privilege is a legal immunity enjoyed by members of certain legislatures, in which legislators are granted protection against civil or criminal liability for actions done or statements made in the course of their legislative duties. It is common in countries whose constitutions are based on the Westminster system. A similar mechanism is known as parliamentary immunity. In the United Kingdom, it allows members of the House of Lords and House of Commons to speak freely during ordinary parliamentary proceedings without fear of legal action on the grounds of slander, contempt of court or breaching the Official Secrets Act. It also means that members of Parliament cannot be arrested on civil matters for statements made or acts undertaken as an MP within the grounds of the Palace of Westminster, on the condition that such statements or acts occur as part of a proceeding in Parliament—for example, as a question to the Prime Minister in the House of Commons.

Definition of parliamentary privilege in the English dictionary

The definition of parliamentary privilege in the dictionary is legal immunity allowing lawmakers to speak freely without being subject to the usual laws of slander.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE


acknowledge
əkˈnɒlɪdʒ
assemblage
əˈsɛmblɪdʒ
barrelage
ˈbærəlɪdʒ
cartilage
ˈkɑːtɪlɪdʒ
college
ˈkɒlɪdʒ
consulage
ˈkɒnsəlɪdʒ
Coolidge
ˈkuːlɪdʒ
diallage
ˈdaɪəlɪdʒ
haulage
ˈhɔːlɪdʒ
knowledge
ˈnɒlɪdʒ
milage
ˈmaɪlɪdʒ
mileage
ˈmaɪlɪdʒ
petrolage
ˈpɛtrəlɪdʒ
privilege
ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒ
scaffolage
ˈskæfəlɪdʒ
tillage
ˈtɪlɪdʒ
vassalage
ˈvæsəlɪdʒ
victualage
ˈvɪtəlɪdʒ
victuallage
ˈvɪtəlɪdʒ
village
ˈvɪlɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE

parliament
parliament building
parliament house
parliamentarian
parliamentarianism
parliamentarily
parliamentarism
parliamentary
parliamentary agent
parliamentary candidate
Parliamentary Commissioner
Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration
parliamentary democracy
parliamentary election
parliamentary government
parliamentary inquiry
Parliamentary Labour Party
parliamentary private secretary
parliamentary secretary
parlor car

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE

agricultural college
allege
Bible college
business college
city college
commercial college
community college
disprivilege
executive privilege
junior college
naval college
Open College
sacrilege
sortilege
special privilege
spicilege
teachers´ college
technical college
the Open College
training college

Synonyms and antonyms of parliamentary privilege in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «parliamentary privilege» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE

Find out the translation of parliamentary privilege to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of parliamentary privilege from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «parliamentary privilege» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

议会特权
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

privilegio parlamentario
570 millions of speakers

English

parliamentary privilege
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संसदीय विशेषाधिकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الامتياز البرلماني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

парламентская привилегия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

privilégio parlamentar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংসদীয় বিশেষাধিকার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

privilège parlementaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keistimewaan parlimen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

parlamentarische Privileg
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

議会の権限
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의회의 권한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hak istimewa parlementer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đặc quyền của quốc hội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாராளுமன்ற சிறப்புரிமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संसदीय विशेषाधिकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Parlamento ayrıcalığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

privilegio parlamentare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przywilej parlamentarny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Парламентська привілей
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

privilegiu parlamentar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοινοβουλευτικό προνόμιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

parlementêre privilegie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

parlamentariska privilegier
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

parlamentariske privilegium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of parliamentary privilege

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE»

The term «parliamentary privilege» is normally little used and occupies the 123.625 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «parliamentary privilege» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «parliamentary privilege» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about parliamentary privilege

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE»

Discover the use of parliamentary privilege in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to parliamentary privilege and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Parliamentary Privilege
This book, like its predecessor, will be the standard reference on the laws concerning the powers, privileges and immunities of Australian parliaments, their members and committees for the next generation.
Enid Mona Campbell, 2003
2
Parliamentary Privilege in Canada
This new edition incorporates changes to the law since the publication of the first edition in 1982, especially the impact of the Canadian Bill of Rights and Freedoms on the privileges, immunities, and rights of each House of Parliament.
Joseph Maingot, 1997
3
Parliamentary privilege
Parliamentary privilege ensures that Members of Parliament are able to speak freely in debates, and protects Parliament's internal affairs from interference from the courts.
Great Britain: Office of the Leader of the House of Commons, 2012
4
Parliamentary privilege in India
' To no part of parliamentary law is this maxim so aptly applied as to the law of parliamentary privilege, a term whicharouses contradictory passions in the heart of liberatarians.This book shows how the claims put forward over the years by ...
Prititosh Roy, 1991
5
Peace, Order, and Good Government: State Constitutional and ...
GERARD CARNEY1 INTRODUCTION Parliamentary privilege, like any other area of the law, must evolve to meet changing circumstances. Yet, not only has this not occurred sufficiently, it is hampered by a lack of clarity in its scope and nature.
Clement Macintyre, John Matthew Williams, John Williams, 2003
6
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
I seek your indulgence to delve into the whole issue of Parliamentary Privilege and the circumstances under which it is infrequently raised. A privilege in the legal sense is an exemption from some duty, burden, attendance or liability to which ...
7
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
I seek your indulgence to delve into the whole issue of Parliamentary Privilege and the circumstances under which it is infrequently raised. A privilege in the legal sense is an exemption from some duty, burden, attendance or liability to which ...
8
Text, Cases and Materials on Public Law and Human Rights
Building on the strengths of the Sourcebook on Public Law, this book has been comprehensively revised to take account of the radical programme of constitutional reform introduced by the Labour Government since 1997.
Helen Fenwick, Gavin Phillipson, 2013
9
New South Wales Legislative Council Practice
While parliamentary privilege gives members of Parliament immunities which exceed those possessed by other bodies or individuals, it was never intended to set them above the ordinary law. Members are subject to the criminal law, except in ...
Lynn Lovelock, John Evans, 2008
10
The Law and Parliament
1 1 Re Parliamentary Privilege Act 1770 [1958] AC 331 (also printed as Cmnd 431). See: G F Lock 'Parliamentary Privilege and the Courts: the Avoidance of Conflict' 1 1985] PL 67-68. The Judicial Committee confined itself to dealing with the ...
Dawn Oliver, Gavin Drewry, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term parliamentary privilege is used in the context of the following news items.
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Data Commissioner will only investigate BOV 'leak' if complaint is filed
... virtue of their parliamentary privilege, the Commissioner's position is to investigate alleged data protection breaches following the receipt of a ... «Malta Independent Online, Jul 15»
2
Parliament versus the People: Contempt of Parliament or Contempt …
First of all, as the UK Government's 2012 Green Paper on Parliamentary Privilege explains, “The term “'court or place out of Parliament' has ... «Ghana Business News, Jul 15»
3
Nicola Sturgeon asks whether UK agencies spied on Scottish …
We deal with often sensitive and private information on behalf of our constituents and have a similar parliamentary privilege to raise such ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Transcript: Prime Minister John Key
This week, I think it was, basically Kelvin Davis said and actually said without parliamentary privilege now, that Nick Evans was thrown over a ... «3News NZ, Jul 15»
5
Llanelli based AM raises spying concerns issue
We deal with often sensitive and private information on behalf of our constituents and have a similar parliamentary privilege to raise such ... «Llanelli Star, Jul 15»
6
Nigel Kirk: Victorian autographs are up for grabs
These are pre-1840 envelopes sent under parliamentary privilege and exempt from postage if signed by an MP or Lord. We have a number of ... «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
7
Arun Jaitley vs Yechury: From 'television' to 'illiteracy' snub
Yechury said it was breach of parliamentary privilege if a member's notice given to the chair finds its way to the government. The continuing ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
8
North's former finance minister 'raised Nama issue with Michael …
Using parliamentary privilege, Mr Wallace alleged that £7m in an Isle of Man account linked to the deal was “reportedly earmarked for a ... «Laois Nationalist, Jul 15»
9
Picardo says Speaker's ruling is 'damning indictment' of Opposition
... has welcomed the Speaker's ruling that the Leader of the Opposition's challenge to Mr Picardo was an abuse of parliamentary privilege. «Gibraltar Chronicle, Jul 15»
10
RS adjourns twice after verbal duel between Oppn, ruling BJP
Yechury said it was breach of parliamentary privilege if a member's notice given to the Chair finds way to the government. Jaitley retorted by ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»

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