Legislative Investigation Law and Legal Definition
Legislative investigation is a formal inquiry conducted by a legislative body exercising its legislative authority. A legislature has many of the judicial or quasi judicial powers as a court to support a legislative inquiry, including the power to sub-poena and cross-examine a witness and to hold a witness in contempt.
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Related Legal Terms
- Accident Investigation
- Antitrust Investigation
- Bureau of Legislative Affairs [Department of State]
- Clinical Investigation
- Concurrent Legislative Jurisdiction
- Counterintelligence Investigation
- Covered Legislative Branch Official
- Crime Scene Investigations
- Dormant Legislative Intent
- Exclusive Legislative Jurisdiction
