bobtailing
n.— «The court held the Legislature had violated the state Constitution by attaching nongermane items to a law that pertained to another subject, a practice called “bobtailing.”» —“Sloan Relishes Role” The State (Columbia, S.C.) Oct. 30, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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