0 a way that a government can stop a law from being introduced by deliberately failing to sign it before the government finishes its business for the year
1 an indirect veto (= refusal) of a new law by leaving it unsigned until the legislature has finished its work
This latter outcome is known as the pocket veto.
Unlike in many states, the governor does not have the power of the pocket veto.
The president can also take no action indefinitely on a bill, sometimes referred to as a pocket veto.
What exactly constitutes an adjournment for the purposes of the pocket veto has been unclear.
If he withholds his assent, the bill is dropped, which is known as pocket veto.
It has been suggested, however, that what was discussed on that occasion was a pocket veto.
This is referred to as a pocket veto.
This is known as a pocket veto.
