misdemeanor
pronunciation
How to pronounce misdemeanor in British English:
UK [ˌmɪsdɪ'mi:nə]
How to pronounce misdemeanor in American English:
US [ˌmɪsdɪ'minə]
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- Noun:
- a crime less serious than a felony
Word Origin
- misdemeanor (n.)
- also misdemeanour, "legal class of indictable offenses," late 15c.; from mis- (1) "wrong" + Middle English demenure (see demeanor). Related: Misdemeanors; misdemeanours.
Example
- 1. A misdemeanor charge would apply if damage occurred only to property , ms. panis said .
- 2. The agent ended up receiving probation and a $ 1000 fine after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor of improperly sharing information .
- 3. The bill would make unauthorised streaming of copyrighted material for profit a felony ( instead of the misdemeanor it is today ) , with a penalty of up to five years in prison .
- 4. The people of ephesus , being the kind of people who knew what it was like to be young and reckless , did the logical thing and let him off on a minor misdemeanor .
- 5. It was back when cyber-bullying laws weren 't in full effect , so drew was charged with a misdemeanor under the cfaa regulations for creating a fake myspace profile .