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emolument
[ih-mol-yuh-muhnt]
noun
profit, salary, or fees from office or employment; compensation for services.
Tips are an emolument in addition to wages.
Synonyms: , , , ,
emolument
/ ɪˈɒʊəԳ /
noun
the profit arising from an office or employment, usually in the form of fees or wages
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of emolument1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of emolument1
Example Sentences
Among the offenses he cited are Trump’s denial of due process to expelled immigrants, impoundment of congressionally authorized spending and open solicitation of foreign emoluments.
Gifts from a foreign government raise obvious questions under the foreign emoluments clause.
Experts and other critics have for years accused Trump of violating constitutional constraints on the president and other federal officials accepting gifts, or “emoluments,” from foreign states without the express approval of Congress.
We all learned what the word "emoluments" means.
He faced accusations and lawsuits alleging he violated the US Constitution's ban on presidents receiving foreign emoluments – or profiting from their office.
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