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a crime that was not punishable by death and forfeiture. See felony.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
misdemeanour
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misdemeanour — mis‧de‧mea‧nour [ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnə ǁ ər] , misdemeanor noun [countable] 1. a bad or unacceptable action that is not very serious, at least from a legal point of view 2. LAW a crime that is not as serious as a felony (= very serious crime such as… … Financial and business terms
misdemeanour — is spelt our in BrE and misdemeanor in AmE … Modern English usage
misdemeanour — (US misdemeanor) ► NOUN 1) a minor wrongdoing. 2) Law a non indictable offence, regarded in the US (and formerly the UK) as less serious than a felony … English terms dictionary
misdemeanour — [[t]mɪ̱sdɪmi͟ːnə(r)[/t]] misdemeanours (in AM, use misdemeanor) 1) N COUNT A misdemeanour is an act that some people consider to be wrong or unacceptable. [FORMAL] Emily knew nothing about her husband s misdemeanours. ...his financial… … English dictionary
misdemeanour — UK [ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnə(r)] / US [ˌmɪsdɪˈmɪnər] noun [countable] Word forms misdemeanour : singular misdemeanour plural misdemeanours formal a) an action that is bad or wrong, but not in a serious way Try to look on whatever happened as a little… … English dictionary
misdemeanour — n. to commit a misdemeanour * * * [ˌmɪsdɪ miːnə] to commit a misdemeanour … Combinatory dictionary
misdemeanour — mis|de|mea|nour BrE misdemeanor AmE [ˌmısdıˈmi:nə US ər] n 1.) formal a bad or unacceptable action that is not very serious ▪ Alfred beat his children for even the smallest misdemeanour. 2.) law a crime that is not very serious →↑felony … Dictionary of contemporary English
misdemeanour — BrE, misdemeanor AmE noun (C) 1 formal a bad or unacceptable action that is not very serious: Alfred beat his children for even the smallest misdemeanour. 2 law a crime that is not very serious compare felony … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
misdemeanour — chiefly British variant of misdemeanor … New Collegiate Dictionary
misdemeanour — mis|de|mean|our [ ,mısdı minər ] the British spelling of misdemeanor … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
