Synonyms of misdemeanors

misdemeanors

noun

plural of misdemeanor

as in crimes

law a criminal act that is less serious than a felony

He was charged with committing a misdemeanor.

a misdemeanor traffic violation

Related Words

• crimes
• violations
• trespasses
• offenses
• misconducts
• misdeeds
• transgressions
• debts
• sins
• wrongdoings
• criminalities
• errors
• misfeasances
• misdoings
• malefactions
• hate crimes
• foibles
• breaches
• peccadilloes
• corruptions
• faults
• bias crimes
• infringements
• immoralities
• lawbreakings
• vices
• iniquities
• depravities
• illegalities
• debaucheries
• abuses
• falls
• breaks
• downfalls
• descents

Dissimilar Words

• innocences
• moralities
• impeccabilities
• virtues
• irreproachabilities
• noncrimes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misdemeanors

None of those additional charges are felonies or misdemeanors. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

Christine De Anda, 57, is facing 12 felony counts of animal cruelty, two felony counts of grand theft of labor and 21 misdemeanors related to animal cruelty and failure to provide proper care, according to Los Angeles County Dist. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

He was also charged with multiple misdemeanors related to drugs and violating probation. — Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026

Anthony Peacock Rumbel, 21, is currently in custody at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center without bond on charges of fleeing or attempting to elude police officers and other traffic misdemeanors. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Domestic violence crimes in California are generally charged as misdemeanors, although depending on the circumstances, they can be charged as felonies, as the Eisner Gorin law firm explained. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 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 golfer was subsequently charged with two misdemeanors of DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

Spires is also charged with felony unlawful possession of a firearm by a dangerous person and three misdemeanors, while Wilson is also charged with two misdemeanors, filings show. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026