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High Misdemeanor is an archaic term in English Law for a number of positive misprisions, neglects and contempts. A good example of this is treason. The most important example being that of maladministration in high office. ==Examples in English Law== A number of United Kingdom Statutes refer to particular crimes as being high misdemeanors: * Discharging or aiming firearms, or throwing or using any offensive matter or weapon, with intent to injure or alarm the Sovereign * Where a Roman Catholic advises the Crown on the appointment to offices of the Established Church * Where a Jew advises the Crown on the appointment to offices of the Churches of England, Ireland and Scotland Blackstone describes a number of offences as being high misdemeanors, for example: * treasonable words * receiving stolen goods * prison break * maladministration of high office * firing of one's house in a town A number of statutory references to high misdemeanors have subsequently been repealed, including: * The conviction of a Returning officer for corrupt practices during an election to the Parliament of Ireland 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「High misdemeanor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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