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misdemeanour

Meaning of "misdemeanour" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF MISDEMEANOUR

ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISDEMEANOUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Misdemeanour is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MISDEMEANOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Misdemeanor

A misdemeanor is any "lesser" criminal act in some common law legal systems. Misdemeanors are generally punished less severely than felonies, but theoretically more so than administrative infractions and regulatory offences. Many misdemeanors are punished with monetary fines.

Definition of misdemeanour in the English dictionary

The definition of misdemeanour in the dictionary is any minor offence or transgression.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MISDEMEANOUR

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MISDEMEANOUR

misdeal · misdealer · misdealt · misdeed · misdeem · misdeemful · misdefine · misdemean · misdemeanant · misdemeanor · misdescribe · misdescription · misdesert · misdevelop · misdevotion · misdiagnose · misdiagnoses · misdiagnosis · misdial · misdiet

WORDS THAT END LIKE MISDEMEANOUR

code of honour · court of honour · debt of honour · dishonour · field of honour · guard of honour · guest of honour · honour · lap of honour · Legion of Honour · maid of honour · matron of honour · matrons of honour · on one´s honour · point of honour · roll of honour · word of honour

Synonyms and antonyms of misdemeanour in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MISDEMEANOUR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «misdemeanour» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «misdemeanour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MISDEMEANOUR

Find out the translation of misdemeanour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of misdemeanour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «misdemeanour» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

行为不端
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

delito
570 millions of speakers
en

English

misdemeanour
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

दुष्कर्म
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جنحة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

проступок
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

contravenção
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অপকর্ম
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

écart de conduite
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Misdemeanor
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Vergehen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

不品行
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

비행
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Misdemeanor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khing tội
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சட்டமீறல்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

दुरूपयोग
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

suç
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

misfatto
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

wykroczenie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

проступок
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

delict
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πλημμέλημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wandaad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

misdemeanor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forseelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of misdemeanour

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MISDEMEANOUR»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of misdemeanour
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «misdemeanour».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about misdemeanour

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISDEMEANOUR»

Discover the use of misdemeanour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to misdemeanour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sentencing Reform: Guidance Or Guidelines?
(b) When multiple sentences for a single course of conduct are given pursuant to statute and the most serious conviction is for a gross misdemeanour, no offender shall be assigned more than two units. (c) Prior misdemeanour and gross ...
Martin Wasik, Kenneth Pease, 1987
2
Journals
William Keen Assault Misdemeanour do Larceny do Escaped from Detroit Gaol . Assault Misdemeanour Assault Misdemeanour do do Forgery Misdemeanour do do Larceuy Misdemeanour do do do Debt Misdemeanour do do Debt do ...
Canada. Legislature. Legislative Assembly, 1857
3
European Judicial Systems, Edition 2012 (2010 Data): ...
Czech Republic: the classification of cases between severe criminal cases and misdemeanour and/or minor criminal cases. Severe criminal cases — i.e. crimes for which the law provides a minimum term of imprisonment of 5 years, are ...
‎2012
4
Croatia Investment and Trade Laws and Regulations Handbook
(1) The statute of limitation for the institution of misdemeanour proceedings referred to in this Law shall apply after the expiry of three years after the misdemeanour was committed. (2) The statute of limitation for conducting misdemeanour ...
Ibpus.com, International Business Publications, USA, 2008
5
Croatia Business Law Handbook
Article 157 (1) The statute of limitation for the institution of misdemeanour proceedings referred to in this Law shall apply after the expiry of three years after the misdemeanour was committed. (2) The statute of limitation for conducting ...
Ibp Usa, USA International Business Publications, 2007
6
The Jurist ...
sto the power of the surrogate to administer the oath ? [e had nothing to rely upon hut the oath of the party. 'atkson, J. — If there be one false statement proved, hat would sustain the counts for misdemeanour.] The ist point is, that, though the ...
‎1850
7
Kenny's Outlines of Criminal Law
When the law came to recognize that the instigation was a misdemeanour if the crime instigated was not effected, the position was reached in which it could be said that the misdemeanour merged in the felony if the crime was committed.
J. W. Cecil Turner, 2013
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A History of the Criminal Law of England
FELONY AND MISDEMEANOUR. 193 substantially a name for the more heinous crimes, and all CH. XX. felonies were punishable by death, with two exceptions, _ namely, petty larceny and mayhem, which came by degrees to be treated as a ...
James Fitzjames Stephen, 2014
9
The Mirror of Parliament
("Any person refusing or wilfully neglecting to attend, in obedience to any summons of the commissioners, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour") being proposed, — Mr. BRISCOE said : — If any distinction be made, I understand it will be ...
John Henry Barrow, 1838
10
A Practical Treatise on the Criminal Law: Comprising the ...
6. for putting off counterfeit shillings and sixpences for less than nominal value, 111 for a misdemeanour in uttering counterfeit shilling, 15 Geo. 11. 112 for misdemeanour in uttering counterfeit shilling twice or more within ten days, on 15 Goe.
Joseph Chitty, 1819

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISDEMEANOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term misdemeanour is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Home Ministry Rejects Devyani Khobragade's Plea of Dual …
... does not in any way dilute the gravity and seriousness of her misdemeanour and are blatant violations of Indian Passports Act," it had said. «NDTV, Jul 15»
2
Girl, 12, 'tricked, killed by teen'
The boy has a misdemeanour juvenile record of possession of drug paraphernalia, theft and burglary. He had been put on probation less than ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
3
Judge dismisses felony conspiracy charges against Anna Nicole …
... has already served, after Perry reduced one of the counts against her to a misdemeanour and dismissed the other because it was redundant. «The Chronicle Journal, Jul 15»
4
Need to build on strength to reach greater heights
Any misdemeanour or irresponsible utterance that can provoke breaking our unity cannot be tolerated and must be dealt with swiftly in ... «New Straits Times Online, Jul 15»
5
Chiefs waive Justin Cox after arrest in Mississippi on domestic …
Cox instead pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour charge of trespassing in January. Cox signed with the Chiefs after going undrafted out of ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»
6
BBC issues apology after presenter Bill Turnbull drops 'c-bomb' live …
... confuse 'customers' with 'clients' on air. It's just asking for trouble..." His Twitter fans, however, were sympathetic towards his misdemeanour. «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
7
J&J plans to reopen site in PA, relaunch OTC portfolio
J&J business unit McNeil-PPC pled guilty this year to the misdemeanour crime of selling adulterated medicine under the federal Food, Drug ... «In-PharmaTechnologist.com, Jul 15»
8
When will the penny finally drop for Tomic?
The latest misdemeanour by Bernard Tomic, the hotel incident which resulted in him being arrested, is just another example of why Tomic ... «The Roar, Jul 15»
9
Letters - Don't exploit what defines us
Any misdemeanour or irresponsible utterance that can provoke breaking our unity as a nation cannot be tolerated and must he dealt with, and ... «The Sun Daily, Jul 15»
10
Drunken Cop Arrested For Misdemeanour
BHUBANESWAR: A constable of Government Railway Police (GRP) was arrested for assaulting his colleagues and misbehaving with ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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