Misdemeanor

Wikipedia

English

• Hyphenation: /mis de mean or/

Alternative spellings

• misdemeanour

Etymology

mis- +‎ demeanor

Noun

Singular Misdemeanor

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Misdemeanor ({{{1}}})

1. (law) A crime usually punishable upon conviction by a small fine or by a short term of imprisonment. Crimes which are punishable by large fines or by longer imprisonment are usually called felonies.

Translations

small crime

Chinese: Mandarin: 輕罪 cmn(cmn), 轻罪 cmn(cmn) (qīngzùi) Czech: přečin cs(cs) Dutch: Overtreding nl(nl) n. Finnish: lievä rikos fi(fi)

French: forfait fr(fr) m. German: Vergehen de(de) n. Greek: πταίσμα el(el) n. Russian: проступок ru(ru)

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