Definition of "misdemeanors" []

• Plural form of misdemeanor. (noun)

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• "Forgery was not punished with death, unless the culprit was a slave; but freemen guilty of that crime were subject to banishment, which deprived them of their property and privileges; and false testimony, coining, and those offences which we term misdemeanors, exposed them to an interdiction from fire and water, or in fact an excommunication from society, which necessarily drove them into banishment."
• ""High crimes and misdemeanors" is obviously a guidepost, indicating that the House shouldn't impeach over trivial matters."
• "Had the Founders wished the word misdemeanors to mean only petty crimes, they probably would not have put "high crimes" or "misdemeanor" into the Constitution, they would have just said "crimes.""