misdemeanour

US misdemeanor

/ (ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnə) /

noun

criminal law (formerly) an offence generally less heinous than a felony and which until 1967 involved a different form of trialCompare felony

any minor offence or transgression

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Words nearby misdemeanour

misdeed, misdeem, misdemean, misdemeanant, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, misderive, misdescribe, misdiagnose, misdiagnosis, misdial

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Example sentences from the Web for misdemeanour

But there would be no misdemeanour unless the father claimed payment.
The Eight Strokes of the Clock|Maurice Le Blanc
Do you find the defendants, or any of them, guilty of the misdemeanour whereof they are impeached, or not guilty?
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
You cannot make economy a crime, progress a misdemeanour, or efficiency a felony!
The Root of Evil|Thomas Dixon
In the first place, let loafing of every kind, and not merely the loafing of the casual pauper, be made a misdemeanour.
The Vagrancy Problem.|William Harbutt Dawson

Hearing of Caroline's misdemeanour, however, Louisa's eyes rolled aloft in a paroxysm of tribulation.
Evan Harrington, Complete|George Meredith

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