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misdemeanour
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun misdemeanour has 1 sense
- misdemeanour(n = noun.act) infraction, infringement, misdemeanor, violation - a crime less serious than a felony; Array is a kind of crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense
has particulars: breach of the peace, disorderly behavior, disorderly conduct, disturbance of the peace, false pretence, false pretense, indecent exposure, public nudity, bearing false witness, lying under oath, perjury, sedition
OXFORD DICTIONARY
misdemeanour, n. (US misdemeanor)
1 an offence, a misdeed.
2 Law an indictable offence, (in the UK formerly) less heinous than a felony.
1 an offence, a misdeed.
2 Law an indictable offence, (in the UK formerly) less heinous than a felony.
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