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misdemeanants

misdemeanants is the plural of misdemeanant.

Meaning of misdemeanant

Noun

misdemeanant (plural misdemeanants)

  1. (US) Someone convicted of a misdemeanor.
  2. Someone guilty of misconduct; a wrongdoer.
    • How much more rational, and probably equally deterrent, it would be to mulct a wilful misdemeanant in work-coupons than to shut him up in a dark room!1921, Montagu Lomax, The Experiences of an Asylum Doctor, London: Allen & Unwin, page 114

Questions about misdemeanants

What is misdemeanants the plural of?
Misdemeanants is the plural of misdemeanant.

Words near misdemeanants in the dictionary

  1. misdelivering
  2. misdelivers
  3. misdelivery
  4. misdemean
  5. misdemeanant
  6. misdemeanants
  7. misdemeaned
  8. misdemeaning
  9. misdemeanist
  10. misdemeanists
  11. misdemeanor

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