misdemeanor
Syllables: mis·de·mean·or/ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnə(ɹ)/
misdemeanor noun: a lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.
Noun
misdemeanor (plural misdemeanors)
- A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.
- He was charged with a misdemeanor rather than a felony.
- The offense is treated as a minor misdemeanor.
- Synonyms:
- petty crime
- Any act of misbehavior.
- petty misdemeanor
- Because of the mother's lack of affection and the judgments made by everybody around her, the child is in opposition to everybody. Her misdemeanors may be partly the expression of her inner revolt.Quoted in 2002, The Collected Clinical Works of Alfred Adler (page 32)
- Synonyms:
- delinquency, misdeed, wrongdoing, crime, delict, error, malfeasance, misdoing, offense, peccadillo
misdemeanor meaning in Bengali, Arabic and Vietnamese
misdemeanor in Bengali
- লঘু অপরাধ, অসদাচরণ
misdemeanor in Arabic
- small crime
- جُنْحَة junḥa
misdemeanor in Vietnamese
- small crime
- tiểu hình, khinh tội
Examples of misdemeanor in a sentence
- For the U.S. President to be impeached, he must be accused of a high crime or misdemeanor.
- To sympathisers, though, all of his crimes came under the general heading of misdemeanors.
- You will be held accountable for your misdemeanors.
Synonyms of misdemeanor
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Forms of misdemeanor
| plural | misdemeanors |
|---|---|
| alternative form | misdemeanour |
Origin of misdemeanor
From mis- + demeanor.
Words formed from misdemeanor
Questions about misdemeanor
- What does misdemeanor mean?
- Misdemeanor means a lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.
- What is misdemeanor in Bengali?
- Misdemeanor in Bengali is লঘু অপরাধ, অসদাচরণ. See Misdemeanor meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is misdemeanor?
- Misdemeanor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce misdemeanor?
- Misdemeanor is pronounced /ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnə(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of misdemeanor?
- The plural of misdemeanor is misdemeanors.
Words near misdemeanor in the dictionary
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