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misdemeanour
misdemeanour (ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnə) or misdemeanorn1. (Law) criminal law (formerly) an offence generally less heinous than a felony and which until 1967 involved a different form of trial. Compare felony2. any minor offence or transgressionThesaurus| Noun | 1. | misdemeanour - a crime less serious than a felonyinfraction, misdemeanor, violation, infringementcrime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"breach of the peace, disorderly behavior, disorderly conduct, disturbance of the peace - any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitledfalse pretence, false pretense - (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentationindecent exposure, public nudity - vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public placebearing false witness, lying under oath, perjury - criminal offense of making false statements under oathsedition - an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government |
misdemeanournoun offence, misconduct, infringement, trespass, misdeed, transgression, misbehaviour, peccadillo She knew nothing about her husband's misdemeanours.TranslationsFehlverhaltentrasgressionemisdemeanour
misdemeanour (US), misdemeanor Criminal law (formerly) an offence generally less heinous than a felony and which until 1967 involved a different form of trial MedicalSeemisdemeanormisdemeanour
misdemeanour a crime that was not punishable by death and forfeiture. See FELONY.misdemeanour
Synonyms for misdemeanournoun offenceSynonyms- offence
- misconduct
- infringement
- trespass
- misdeed
- transgression
- misbehaviour
- peccadillo
Synonyms for misdemeanournoun a crime less serious than a felonySynonyms- infraction
- misdemeanor
- violation
- infringement
Related Words- crime
- criminal offence
- criminal offense
- law-breaking
- offense
- offence
- breach of the peace
- disorderly behavior
- disorderly conduct
- disturbance of the peace
- false pretence
- false pretense
- indecent exposure
- public nudity
- bearing false witness
- lying under oath
- perjury
- sedition
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