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Misdemeanor is something less than an atrocious crime. as a result a high misdemeanor must be something like just less than a cried that's we could in a high degree. does that generally comport with your meaning of the phrase? >> it did. i mean, if you compared it to the extradition clause, the language used was different for a reason. they did not want to establish a type of broad meeting. according to the view of some people as to the meaning of high crimes and misdemeanors, those provisions would be essentially identical. that's clearly not what they wanted. >> next i'd like to explore how ...

Ratified, it is something less than an atrocious crime, atrocious is wicked, and a high misdemeanor must be something like just less than a crime that is wicked and a high degree. now professor turley, does that comport with your understanding of high misdemeanors as it was understood with the founders as a narrowing of the phrase to support the abuses you describe? >> did. if you compare to the extradition clause, the language was different for a reason. they did not want to establish that type of broad meaning, according to the view of some people, the meaning of high crimes and misdemeanors...