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misdemeanant

[ mis-di-mee-nuh nt ]
/ ˌmɪs dɪˈmi nənt /
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noun

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

Nearby words

  1. misdate,
  2. misdeal,
  3. misdeed,
  4. misdeem,
  5. misdemean,
  6. misdemeanor,
  7. misdemeanour,
  8. misderive,
  9. misdescribe,
  10. misdiagnose

Origin of misdemeanant

First recorded in 1810–20; misdemean + -ant
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Examples from the Web for misdemeanant

  • At college he had put him down for a weakling—unballasted, misdemeanant.

    Satan Sanderson|Hallie Erminie Rives

British Dictionary definitions for misdemeanant

misdemeanant

/ (ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnənt) /

noun

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