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misdemeanors



NOUN
criminal offense
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STRONGEST


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Pirro vowed to hold to account anyone who damages national monuments and said her office is reviewing about a half-dozen other cases which will be misdemeanors or violations.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Two days earlier, the commission voted unanimously to bifurcate the duties of the city attorney, currently an elected official who prosecutes misdemeanors and represents the city in civil litigation.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2026

Despite the seriousness of the case, this is the only part of it that has come to trial and took place in a court concerned only by misdemeanors.

From BBC Feb. 26, 2026

Eventually, Hendrix was charged with disorderly conduct misdemeanors, but only after she had already raised more than $800,000 on GiveSendGo.

From Slate Dec. 10, 2025

No crime of commission was ever attributed to him, and his crimes of omission were only misdemeanors.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck



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