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MISDEMEANOUR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A crime less serious than a felony
Synonyms:
infraction; infringement; misdemeanor; misdemeanour; violation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("misdemeanour" is a kind of...):
crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "misdemeanour"):
breach of the peace; disorderly behavior; disorderly conduct; disturbance of the peace (any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled)
false pretence; false pretense ((law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation)
indecent exposure; public nudity (vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place)
bearing false witness; lying under oath; perjury (criminal offense of making false statements under oath)
sedition (an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government)
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