misdemeanor
(criminal law, historical, _, in, _, UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.
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The phone call was only a misdemeanor under Georgia law.
NFL wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing a felony strangulation charge and misdemeanor assault charge after an alleged incident with his former chef.
A Warren man faces a misdemeanor charge after police say he demanded cash to return a missing Alaskan Klee Kai that had run away from its family.
Samantha Steele, who is one of three commissioners on the Cook County Board of Review, had been charged with one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of alcohol following a November 2024 crash.
I was like a few PLN off for an actual charge so i got misdemeanor ☺️❤️🩹
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(criminal law, historical, _, in, _, UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.
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Any act of misbehavior.
: Because of the mother's lack of affection and the judgments made by everybody around her, the child is in opposition to everybody. Her misdemeanors may be partly the expression of her inner revolt.
“The phone call was only a misdemeanor under Georgia law.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“NFL wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing a felony strangulation charge and misdemeanor assault charge after an alleged incident with his former chef.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“A Warren man faces a misdemeanor charge after police say he demanded cash to return a missing Alaskan Klee Kai that had run away from its family.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Samantha Steele, who is one of three commissioners on the Cook County Board of Review, had been charged with one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of alcohol following a November 2024 crash.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I was like a few PLN off for an actual charge so i got misdemeanor ☺️❤️🩹”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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