misdemeanant

[ mis-di-mee-nuhnt ]

noun

a person who is guilty of misbehavior.
Law. a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor.

Origin of misdemeanant

First recorded in 1810–20; misdemean + -ant

Words Nearby misdemeanant

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How to use misdemeanant in a sentence

If it is a rational point—to remove the high misdemeanant from office—then the above scenario holds water.
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He was, I understand, at one time a firstclass misdemeanant in Glencree reformatory.
Ulysses | James Joyce
At college he had put him down for a weakling—unballasted, misdemeanant.
Satan Sanderson | Hallie Erminie Rives
Four-tenths to each misdemeanant to whom one medal has been awarded.
The Empire of the East | H. B. Montgomery

British Dictionary definitions for misdemeanant

misdemeanant

/ (ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnənt) /

noun

criminal law (formerly) a person who has committed or been convicted of a misdemeanour: Compare felon 1

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