misdemeanour

misdemeanour US, misdemeanor [ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnə]

n

1. (Law) Criminal law (formerly) an offence generally less heinous than a felony and which until 1967 involved a different form of trial Compare felony

2. any minor offence or transgression

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 She knew nothing about her husband's misdemeanours.

Translations

misdemeanour misdemeanor (US) [ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnəʳ] N → fechoría f (Jur) → delito m menor, falta f

misdemeanour [ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnə^r] misdemeanor (US) n

(= wrong action) → écart m de conduite
Emily knew nothing about her husband's misdemeanours → Emily ne savait rien des écarts de conduite de son mari
his financial misdemeanours (= wrongdoing) → ses délits financiers

(US) (= crime) → infraction f

misdemeanour, (US) misdemeanor

n → schlechtes Betragen or Benehmen; (Jur) → Vergehen nt, → Übertretung f; she was guilty of a slight misdemeanour at the party → sie benahm sich auf der Party leicht daneben

misdemeanour misdemeanor (Am) [ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnəʳ] n → infrazione f, trasgressione f, misfatto