Robert Dallek

Clinton's egregious act of self-indulgence was outdone by an impeachment based not on constitutionally required high crimes and misdemeanors but on a vindictive determination to bring down a president who had offended self-righteous moralists eager to put a different political agenda in place.

American Historian

George T. Conway III

If a politician takes a bribe to do what he thinks would have been best for the public anyway, he still goes to jail. If he's president, under a Constitution that refers to impeachment specifically for 'bribery,' as well other 'high crimes and misdemeanors,' he should still be removed.

American Lawyer

Ida B. Wells

In fact, for all kinds of offenses - and, for no offenses - from murders to misdemeanors, men and women are put to death without judge or jury; so that, although the political excuse was no longer necessary, the wholesale murder of human beings went on just the same.

American Activist

Chris Grayling

Police on the street need the discretion to deal quickly and easily with routine misdemeanours which need to be recorded but need not take up court time - and where there is no doubt about guilt.

British Politician

Hilary Farr

I was a rebellious student, called up in assembly almost every week for some misdemeanour, lots of time on the Headmistress's office for what must have been, in retrospect, annoying behaviour.

British Designer

Samantha Harvey

Common perceptions of female friendships are morning coffees discussing children, bags, periods and agreeing about the misdemeanours of men... mild, soft, nurturing relationships.

English Author

Donella Meadows

There have been high crimes and misdemeanors, but they have been committed by the special prosecutor and the Congress, not the president.

American Environmentalist

Bret Stephens

All societies make necessary moral distinctions between high crimes and misdemeanors, mortal and lesser sins.

American Journalist

Paul Reubens

I probably have become more infamous from two misdemeanors than probably anyone I could think of.

American Comedian

Wesley Snipes

I was convicted of three misdemeanors of willful failure to file a form.

American Actor

Understand that misdemeanour involves legal punishment, but it's less severe compared to felonies.

Legal Consequences

A misdemeanour can still appear on a person's criminal record, affecting future opportunities.

Impact on Record

Misdemeanours usually refer to petty crimes, such as vandalism or small thefts.

Petty Crimes

In social situations, misdemeanours are seen as small mistakes rather than serious violations.

Social Missteps

A misdemeanour can be breaking rules without causing serious harm or upset.

Rule Breaking

This use of misdemeanour doesn't always relate to the law, but to informal rules.

Not Always Legal

 bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. That still leaves a lot of room for interpretation, not to mention politics, and many impeachment trials have split along partisan lines. But the process is generally understood to be reserved for serious abuses of power.

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 I'm indebted to them, as I am to my parents, who for some set of misdemeanors in their last life, were blessed with three daughters in this one. And for reasons equally unclear to me, seem to be inordinately proud of the three of us.

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 are low-level crimes or misdemeanors and we spend each year over 75 billion that's be billion dollars on incarcerated people in state and local jails and prisons that's usually the second highest item in state budgets so