misdemeanour

misdemeanour or US misdemeanor

Noun

1. a minor wrongdoing

2. Criminal law (formerly) an offence less serious than a felony

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

misdemeanour - a crime less serious than a felony   infraction, misdemeanor, violation, infringement crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" 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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misdemeanour

noun offence, misconduct, infringement, trespass, misdeed, transgression, misbehaviour, peccadillo

Translations

misdemeanour, misdemeanor (US) [mɪsdɪˈmiːnəʳ] n → delito, ofensa

misdemeanour (US), misdemeanor [mɪsdɪˈmiːnəʳ] n → écart m de conduite; infraction f

misdemeanour (US) misdemeanor [mɪsdɪˈmiːnəʳ] n → Vergehen nt

misdemeanour (US), misdemeanor [mɪsdɪˈmiːnəʳ] n → misfatto; infrazione f