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In response to "ooh, comma! "other high crimes and misdemeanors" or "other high crimes, and misdemeanors"? -- nm" by Max

"High crimes and misdemeanors" is taken as a single term, and was generally understood to mean an abuse of authority or official misconduct

Posted by znufrii, definitely not 40 (aka znufrii) Mar 27 '17, 13:34

Not necessarily the committing of an actual criminal offense, though it might be one of those as well, from my quick reading of a Wikipedia article on the topic.

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Yup. And "high" referred to the status of the official, not the status of the crime. - ReluctantCynic Mar 27, 13:42 1
- or the state of inebriation! -- nm - Max Mar 27, 13:49

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"High crimes and misdemeanors" is taken as a single term, and was generally understood to mean an abuse of authority or official misconduct

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