High crime

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.NounA major crime or wrongdoing, notably one subject to trial before the highest courts which may impose the gravest punishments.

"Lese majesty used to be a high crime, for which royal or imperial courts often put offenders to death."

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