Synonyms for misdemeanor
ˌmɪs dɪˈmi nərmis·de·meanor

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1. misdemeanornoun

   Synonyms:
   petty crime

2. misdemeanornoun

   A crime usually punishable upon conviction by a small fine or by a short term of imprisonment. Crimes which are punishable by large fines or by longer imprisonment are usually called felonies.

   Synonyms:
   petty crime

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1. misdemeanor

   Synonyms:
   transgression, trespass, fault, misdeed

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1. misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, violation, infringementnoun

   a crime less serious than a felony

   Synonyms:
   ravishment, violation, irreverence, usurpation, assault, infraction, trespass, intrusion, infringement, misdemeanour, rape, encroachment

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1. misdemeanornoun

   Synonyms:
   transgression, trespass, fault, misdeed

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1. misdemeanornoun

   Synonyms:
   offense, transgression

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1. List of paraphrases for "misdemeanor":

   delict, misdemeanour, offence

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1. Alioto Veronese:

   If you can walk into a store and steal something, that law is no longer enforced in San Francisco, that which at one time was a felony, has now been reduced to a misdemeanor. And now the misdemeanor is not not being enforced or for that matter, the police won't even take a police report because it happens so often. It's those laws have been taken off the books and the criminals know it.

2. Andrew McCarthy:

   I don't believe Cuomo would pardon himself, because the groping crime he’s under investigation for in the Commission complaint is (a) considered a misdemeanor and not very serious (i.e., it’s not considered felony sexual assault), and (b) he has vigorously denied the allegation and a pardon would be tantamount to a confession of guilt.

3. Tamara Giwa:

   We’re talking about two misdemeanor charges for a person who has no criminal history, no warrants, and there is no reason to believe he would not appear in court as soon as required to, the statements he makes about his feelings (toward the government) are not a crime. His feelings about his experience in DC are not a crime.

4. Fiston Ngoy:

   If I were a gambling woman I would say misdemeanor first-time sexual assault probably started as a felony, they gave him a deal, and he’s still in the country and he’s here illegally—and no one’s going to send him home.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   I have absolutely no support for a city that ignores the strong evidence that should be acted on. ... If it were a first-time traffic citation, if it were something minor, a misdemeanor, that's entirely different, this man had already been deported five times. And he should have been deported at the request of the federal government.