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misdemeanist

misdemeanist noun: one who commits a misdemeanor.

Noun

misdemeanist (plural misdemeanists)

  1. One who commits a misdemeanor.
    • Never did a misdemeanist take his “six weeks” with a more complete consciousness of penalty than did Polly sit down to that piano. She well understood it as a sentence, and, let me own, submitted well and gracefully to her fate.1895, Charles Lever, The Novels of Charles Lever, page 193
    • Courts have held in many instances that it is better to allow a misdemeanist to escape rather than take his life.1948, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education, Hearings, page 61

Forms of misdemeanist

pluralmisdemeanists

Questions about misdemeanist

What does misdemeanist mean?
Misdemeanist means one who commits a misdemeanor.
What part of speech is misdemeanist?
Misdemeanist is a noun.
What is the plural of misdemeanist?
The plural of misdemeanist is misdemeanists.

Words near misdemeanist in the dictionary

  1. misdemean
  2. misdemeanant
  3. misdemeanants
  4. misdemeaned
  5. misdemeaning
  6. misdemeanist
  7. misdemeanists
  8. misdemeanor
  9. misdemeanorization
  10. misdemeanorize
  11. misdemeanorized

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