Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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high crime

A crime that is offensive to public morality, though not necessarily a felony. 0 Under the U.S. Constitution, a civil officer's committing of a "high crime" is, along with treason and bribery, grounds for removal from office. U.S. Const. art. II, ยง 4. See IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE.