Expulsion in United States

Expulsion Definition

(Lat. expellere, to drive out). The act of depriving a member of a body politic or corporate, or of a society, of his right of membership therein, by the vote of such body or society, for some violation of his duties as such, or for some offense which renders him unworthy of longer remaining a member of the same. It is sometimes loosely used in the sense of “eject.” The term is ordinarily applied only to voluntary associations and public bodies, “disfranchisement” (q. v.) being the appropriate term for expulsion of a member of a I corporation.

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(Lat. expellere, to drive out). The act of depriving a member of a body politic or corporate, or of a society, of his right of membership therein, by the vote of such body or society, for some violation of his duties as such, or for some offense which renders him unworthy of longer remaining a member of the same. It is sometimes loosely used in the sense of “eject.” The term is ordinarily applied only to voluntary associations and public bodies, “disfranchisement” (q. v.) being the appropriate term for expulsion of a member of a I corporation.

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Expulsion in the Legislative Process

The constitutionally ensured power of both the House and the Senate to expel its own members for misconduct if such expulsion is supported by the vote of two-thirds of the chamber’s members. So far in American history, the Senate has voted for expulsion of 15 members—one for conspiring to start a war over Florida in 1797, the other 14 for supporting the Confederacy during the Civil War. The House has expelled only five members—three during the Civil War, and two more recently (in 1980 and 2002) for corruption.

Expulsion (Dissolution)

This section introduces, discusses and describes the basics of expulsion. Then, cross references and a brief overview about Dissolution is provided. Finally, the subject of General Partnerships in relation with expulsion is examined. Note that a list of cross references, bibliography and other resources appears at the end of this entry.

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