high crime

A crime that is very serious, though not necessarily a felony.

• Under the U.S. Constitution, a gov-ernment officer’s commission of a “high crime” is, along with treason and bribery, grounds for removal from office. U.S. Const. art. II, § 4. See IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE.

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双语律师蓉婧，国内知名法学院民商法专业，擅长翻译各类与数据隐私及安全相关的法律文件。