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misdemeanor

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. misdemeanor (noun)
  2. misdemeanour

mis·de·mean·or

noun \-di-ˈmē-nər\

Definition of MISDEMEANOR

1
: a crime less serious than a felony
2
: misdeed
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First Known Use of MISDEMEANOR

15th century

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with MISDEMEANOR

carabiner, contravener, intervenor, submariner, trampoliner, vacuum cleaner

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