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a criminal act that is less serious than a felony
He was charged with committing a misdemeanor. a misdemeanor traffic violation
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Recent Examples of misdemeanor
Joe Ceballos, 55, pleaded guilty to three counts of misdemeanor disorderly election conduct in Comanche County on Monday.
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Matthew Kelly
april 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
In that case, Speedlin Gonzalez faced charges of unlawful restraint by a peace officer, a felony punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison, and official oppression, a class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail.
—Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2026
Authorities say May was booked into the Fulton County Jail in 2018 on a misdemeanor trespassing charge and died while in custody.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Richards also pleaded guilty on Tuesday, April 14, to a misdemeanor count of making annoying telephone calls last year.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
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Matthew Kelly
april 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
In that case, Speedlin Gonzalez faced charges of unlawful restraint by a peace officer, a felony punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison, and official oppression, a class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail.
—Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2026
Authorities say May was booked into the Fulton County Jail in 2018 on a misdemeanor trespassing charge and died while in custody.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Richards also pleaded guilty on Tuesday, April 14, to a misdemeanor count of making annoying telephone calls last year.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdemeanor
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Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Webster was arraigned Wednesday on charges of assault with intent to murder and lying to a peace officer during a violent crime investigation.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Iran disagrees strongly, and called Israel's ongoing attacks in Lebanon a violation of the ongoing two-week ceasefire between Tehran and Washington.—
April 16,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Rodgers echoed Kelly’s trepidations by arguing that the city should take more explicit actions under code that already exists to protect against ordinance violations.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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He was charged with assault, criminal trespass, criminal threatening and disorderly conduct and released on bail.—
Meriam Bouarrouj,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
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Chicago police said the teens, 16 years old and 17 years old, were charged with felony counts of burglary and criminal trespass.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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British police launched a criminal probe and arrested Mandelson in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving her post amid an internal investigation brought on by complaints about misconduct by the secretary while in office.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Misdemeanor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdemeanor. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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