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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
Arrest log Nhut Tran, no address given, misdemeanor breaking and entering.
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Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The 2016 cases — which occurred just 68 days apart — were charged as misdemeanors, and the 2021 case was a class E felony.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
In the motion, Benowitz notes that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act criminalizes unauthorized digital access to computers as a misdemeanor.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
After an investigation, the woman was removed from the plane without incident and booked into the Ada County Jail on suspicion of misdemeanor battery.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The 2016 cases — which occurred just 68 days apart — were charged as misdemeanors, and the 2021 case was a class E felony.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
In the motion, Benowitz notes that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act criminalizes unauthorized digital access to computers as a misdemeanor.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
After an investigation, the woman was removed from the plane without incident and booked into the Ada County Jail on suspicion of misdemeanor battery.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misdemeanor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdemeanor
Noun
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His wife, Rebecca Haro, was charged with two crimes — murder and filing a false report — and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing the day Jake Haro will be sentenced.—
Madeline Morrison,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
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Rafael is a crime and breaking news reporter at the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That will kick off a public process in which the City Council will carefully consider which violations warrant the use of of administrative citations and how the fines will be scaled.—
Wes Burdine,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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Currently, nearly 60,000 people are being held by ICE, almost half have no criminal record, only immigration violations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Public filings list dozens of convictions and dismissals spanning more than two decades, mostly low-level felonies and misdemeanors such as theft, criminal trespass and panhandling.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Jake is revealed to be embezzling from his business and steadily engages in a series of moral, personal, and legal trespasses that are at least as bad as Vince’s.—
Andrew Bernard,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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Cohen, like other prosecutors who commit intentional misconduct are shielded – entirely.—
Micah Kimball,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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The immunity would not apply in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the dispatcher.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Misdemeanor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdemeanor. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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