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

California’s Proposition 47 reduced certain drug convictions from felonies to misdemeanors and allowed inmates and formerly incarcerated people to petition the court for resentencing. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

Prosecutors reduced some to misdemeanors, and dismissed others when evidence came to light that directly contradicted what agents had alleged happened. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Hickerson petitioned the court to reduce his felony domestic violence convictions to misdemeanors and to expunge the case from his record. — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Yet the resistance was never limited to cheering on Mueller or hoping to persuade Republicans to convict the president of high crimes and misdemeanors. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

Robert Zanolla was charged with felony conspiracy and criminal use of a communication facility, as well as related misdemeanors. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

The charges were all misdemeanors, including breach of peace and disorderly conduct. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

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

These include felonies, misdemeanors and, in some cases, arrests without convictions - all things that can show up on background checks. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026