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Meaning of Misdemeanor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.
    US, historical
  2. Any act of misbehavior.
    US

Equivalents

العربية الجنحة جُنْحَة
Български простъпка
Čeština přečin přestupek
Dansk forseelse
Deutsch Vergehen
Ελληνικά πλημμέλημα πταίσμα
Español contravención falta mala conducta
Suomi pikkurike pikkurikkomus pikkurikos rike rikkomus
Français délit forfait
עברית חטא
Magyar szabálysértés
Bahasa Indonesia kejahatan kecil pelanggaran
日本語 微罪 軽犯罪 軽罪
Қазақ тілі қылық
한국어 경범죄 경죄
Kurdî rike
Nederlands overtreding wanbedrijf
Polski wykroczenie występek
Português contravenção
Русский правонарушение просту́пок
Svenska förseelse lagöverträdelse
Türkçe kabahat
Tiếng Việt khinh tội tiểu hình

Examples

“Because of the mother's lack of affection and the judgments made by everybody around her, the child is in opposition to everybody. Her misdemeanors may be partly the expression of her inner revolt.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

misdemeanorization Misdemeanors misdemeanour misdentition misdeposition misderivation

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