All misdemeanor synonyms

noun misdemeanor

• violation — the act of violating.
• offense — a violation or breaking of a social or moral rule; transgression; sin.
• transgression — an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.
• criminality — the state or quality of being criminal
• crime — A crime is an illegal action or activity for which a person can be punished by law.
• malfeasance — the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing (used especially of an act in violation of a public trust). Compare misfeasance (def 2), nonfeasance.
• infringement — a breach or infraction, as of a law, right, or obligation; violation; transgression.
• misdeed — an immoral or wicked deed.
• wrongdoing — behavior or action that is wrong, evil, or blameworthy.
• indiscretion — lack of discretion; imprudence.
• lapse — an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
• foul — grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome: a foul smell.
• wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
• breach — If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
• misconduct — improper conduct; wrong behavior.
• slip — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
• faux pas — a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion.
• misbehavior — improper, inappropriate, or bad behavior.