misdemeanor
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The willful failure to file a tax return is a misdemeanor.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
He was reinstated when the charge was reduced to a misdemeanor.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
He also faces a misdemeanor charge of resisting an officer and nine traffic violations.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Prosecutors reduced the charge to a misdemeanor, which doesn’t require a grand jury.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
And so, Gordon, the intern, settled on negligent homicide, the toughest misdemeanor penalty, arguing that the two charges for reckless behavior are not “harsh enough to do justice to the outcome of the accident.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Vocabulary lists containing misdemeanor
The Constitution of the United States
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