Synonyms of misdemeanor

misdemeanor

noun

as in crime

law a criminal act that is less serious than a felony

He was charged with committing a misdemeanor.

a misdemeanor traffic violation

Related Words

• crime
• violation
• trespass
• misconduct
• criminality
• misfeasance
• offense
• transgression
• misdeed
• wrongdoing
• debt
• error
• sin
• breach
• lawbreaking
• hate crime
• infringement
• misdoing
• malefaction
• fault
• foible
• sinfulness
• bias crime
• corruption
• peccadillo
• immorality
• illegality
• abuse
• wickedness
• vice
• break
• unlawfulness
• licentiousness
• debauchery
• depravity
• iniquity
• fall
• lawlessness
• iniquitousness
• downfall
• descent

Dissimilar Words

• innocence
• blamelessness
• virtue
• morality
• impeccability
• righteousness
• guiltlessness
• goodness
• faultlessness
• virtuousness
• irreproachability
• noncrime

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misdemeanor

Sanchez was charged with one felony count of battery resulting in bodily injury, plus misdemeanor charges of unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle, public intoxication endangering the life of another and battery resulting in bodily injury. — Matt Schubert, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

He was also charged with battery resulting in bodily injury, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication -- all misdemeanors. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

The story of former Georgia defensive lineman Xzavier McLeod took another twist; he was arrested Wednesday on a misdemeanor charge of criminal trespassing—damage to property, according to the Athens-Clarke County Jail log. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 3 Sep. 2026

He was charged with three misdemeanor counts of simple battery and pleaded guilty to the charges in June. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026