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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 misdemeanors
Stalking and strangulation-related offenses, whether charged as misdemeanors or felonies, will now also be permanently disqualifying.
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2026
Karen was charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors.
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
Shawn Walsh, 53, of Winfield, was charged in February with intimidation and resisting law enforcement, plus two misdemeanors.
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Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Similarly, a study on fare evasions in New York’s transit system between 2018 and 2023 by the John Jay College Research and Evaluation Center found no statistically significant associations between fare evasion enforcement and total arrests for felonies and misdemeanors.
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Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026
Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor for the Department of Justice, said most federal cases involve felonies rather than minor charges such as misdemeanors.
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Gary Grumbach,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
Lu has been charged with four felonies and four misdemeanors, including a hate crime and burning a cross to intimidate, police said in a statement released Wednesday night.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
Violations are misdemeanors punishable by up to a $1,000 fine, six months in jail or both.
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Isabel Beer,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
For misdemeanors in particular, this represents a 10% decline in the conviction rate in Boulder in just five years.
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Rebecca Dunlea,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2026
Karen was charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors.
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
Shawn Walsh, 53, of Winfield, was charged in February with intimidation and resisting law enforcement, plus two misdemeanors.
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Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Similarly, a study on fare evasions in New York’s transit system between 2018 and 2023 by the John Jay College Research and Evaluation Center found no statistically significant associations between fare evasion enforcement and total arrests for felonies and misdemeanors.
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Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026
Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor for the Department of Justice, said most federal cases involve felonies rather than minor charges such as misdemeanors.
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Gary Grumbach,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
Lu has been charged with four felonies and four misdemeanors, including a hate crime and burning a cross to intimidate, police said in a statement released Wednesday night.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
Violations are misdemeanors punishable by up to a $1,000 fine, six months in jail or both.
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Isabel Beer,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
For misdemeanors in particular, this represents a 10% decline in the conviction rate in Boulder in just five years.
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Rebecca Dunlea,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdemeanors
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Detectives are continuing an investigation that began weeks ago, Azarcon said, and are analyzing evidence to see whether the six are linked to additional crimes.
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Megan Swenson, lead stenographer for the Police Department, said her team works with officers and analysts to transcribe the department reports while meticulously reviewing the facts of cases ranging from the highly sensitive violent crimes to routine traffic stops.
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Lawyers in the gas station lawsuit assert that technology is enabling antitrust violations.
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Beijing has and been accused of serious human violations, including large-scale arbitrary detention of Uyghur and other Muslim minorities, in Xinjiang.
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Those included reports of a man with a gun, three drug overdoses, 56 disorderly conducts, 11 batteries, 13 trespasses and five robberies.
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Bees don’t necessarily want to enter your home and bother you, but an open door or window can allow for some accidental trespasses.
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“Misdemeanors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdemeanors. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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