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Misdemeanor

see synonyms of misdemeanor

Noun

1. infraction, infringement, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation

a crime less serious than a felony

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Misdemeanor

see synonyms of misdemeanor
noun
1.  Rare
the act of misbehaving
2.  Law
any minor offense, as the breaking of a municipal ordinance, for which statute provides a lesser punishment than for a felony: the penalty is usually a fine or imprisonment for a short time (usually less than one year) in a local jail, workhouse, etc.
: Brit. sp. ˌmisdeˈmeanour

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Misdemeanor

see synonyms of misdemeanor
n.
1. A misdeed.
2. Law A criminal offense that is less serious than a felony and generally punishable by a fine, a jail term of up to a year, or both.

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