ALL meanings of misdemeanor
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M m - noun misdemeanor A minor wrongdoing. 1
- noun misdemeanor law: minor crime 1
- noun misdemeanor act of bad behaviour 1
- noun misdemeanor Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony. 1
- noun misdemeanor an instance of misbehavior; misdeed. 1
- countable noun misdemeanor A misdemeanor is an act that some people consider to be wrong or unacceptable. 0
- countable noun misdemeanor In the United States and other countries where the legal system distinguishes between very serious crimes and less serious ones, a misdemeanor is a less serious crime. 0
- noun misdemeanor the act of misbehaving 0
- noun misdemeanor 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. 0