misdemeanour
Britishnoun
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criminal law (formerly) an offence generally less heinous than a felony and which until 1967 involved a different form of trial Compare felony
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any minor offence or transgression
Example Sentences
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Brook's misdemeanour occurred before England touched ground in Australia, but it typified the slapdash approach to regaining the urn.
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Even before the emergence of Brook's misdemeanour, the excesses of Noosa were an abiding memory of this tour.
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In English football, clubs are able to fine a player up to two weeks' wages for a misdemeanour.
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"He was never presented before a judge or charged with any misdemeanour," said one of his lawyers, Hippolyte Meli, in a statement on social media, describing the detention of the Manidem party leader as "illegal".
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She is facing multiple charges of misdemeanour theft of services.
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