Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 37-103

  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

The articles of impeachment shall state with reasonable certainty the misdemeanor in office for which the officer is impeached, and if there be more than one, they shall be stated separately and distinctly.