misdemeanor
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misdemeanor
- /ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnə(ɹ)/ UK
noun misdemeanors · misdemeanour
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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.
Similar: petty crime
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Any act of misbehavior.
petty misdemeanor
Similar: delinquency, misdeed, wrongdoing, crime, delict, error, malfeasance, misdemeanor, misdoing, offense, peccadillo, sin
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: infringement, infraction, violation, offense, misdemeanour, offence, felony, crime, delict, tort, misdemeanant, misdemeanist, misdemeanorization, misd., petty crime, petty larceny
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noun small crime
| Español | contravención, falta, mala conducta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 경죄 gyeongjoe, 경범죄 gyeongbeomjoe |
| 日本語 | 軽罪 keizai, 軽犯罪 keihanzai, 微罪 bizai |
| 中文 | 輕罪 /轻罪 qīngzuì |
| Português | contravenção |
| Français | forfait, délit |
| Deutsch | Vergehen |
| Italiano | illecito |
| Ελληνικά | πταίσμα ptaísma, πλημμέλημα plimmélima |
| Русский | просту́пок prostúpok, правонаруше́ние pravonarušénije |
| Tiếng Việt | tiểu hình, khinh tội |
| العربية | جُنْحَة junḥa |
| עברית | חֵטְא ẖet |
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title = {misdemeanor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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