as in crime
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a criminal act that is less serious than a felony
He was charged with committing a misdemeanor. a misdemeanor traffic violation
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Recent Examples of misdemeanor
He was arrested, but not jailed, on the Miami Beach charge, a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Manuel Nunez-Palomino was arrested Thursday around 10:45 a.m. in connection with an outstanding misdemeanor traffic warrant and was booked into the San Bernardino County Sheriff Central Detention Center at East Rialto Avenue, according to a sheriff’s department news release.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
The felony charge would be downgraded to a misdemeanor: That would drop Kirk’s maximum term of incarceration to a single year.
—Mike Fox, Oc Register, 12 May 2025
Soft on police Unless the judge accepts the dubious plea deal, in which case Kirk would plead guilty to a misdemeanor, which could result in probation rather than time behind bars.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Manuel Nunez-Palomino was arrested Thursday around 10:45 a.m. in connection with an outstanding misdemeanor traffic warrant and was booked into the San Bernardino County Sheriff Central Detention Center at East Rialto Avenue, according to a sheriff’s department news release.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
The felony charge would be downgraded to a misdemeanor: That would drop Kirk’s maximum term of incarceration to a single year.
—Mike Fox, Oc Register, 12 May 2025
Soft on police Unless the judge accepts the dubious plea deal, in which case Kirk would plead guilty to a misdemeanor, which could result in probation rather than time behind bars.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdemeanor
Noun
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The upcoming film is an English-language reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime thriller, High and Low, which was based on Evan Hunter’s (Ed McBain) 1959 novel, King’s Ransom.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
5 May 2025
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Despite issues with crime in the area, De la Peña, 61, said she never felt threatened by a customer until last month.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
Noun
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The complaint at the crux of Lopez v. Apple is a violation of privacy.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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That's a seeming violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Noyb alleged.—
Ashley Belanger – May 14,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2025
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The lawsuit accuses the agency of negligence, emotional distress, trespass, false imprisonment and assault and battery.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Brown was also charged with second-degree criminal trespass.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The business-as-usual approach dovetails with a year of acts from Brand New to Ryan Adams looking to put a wide range of allegations of misconduct in the rearview mirror by giving diehards a show of talent to talk about instead and little else.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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Substantial misconduct, Murphy said in the filing, can also warrant the disqualification of a prosecutor.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Misdemeanor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdemeanor. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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