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

Wisconsin public records show that Ruiz was convicted of 40 misdemeanors and felonies from 2009 to 2025, including robbery by force and strangulation. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026

The charge, a class A misdemeanor, carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail and a $2,000 fine. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026

In June, Mathers failed to appear for a sentencing and a bond modification hearing in the misdemeanor case and a probable cause conference in the third-offense impaired driving case. — Christina Hall, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

Tyler Muehl, 18, who lives in the San Diego seaside neighborhood of La Jolla, entered his plea in a federal courtroom to a misdemeanor violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act’s prohibition on harassing wildlife, the Justice Department said. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026