misdemeanors

noun

plural of misdemeanor
as in crimes
law a criminal act that is less serious than a felony He was charged with committing a misdemeanor. a misdemeanor traffic violation

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Recent Examples of misdemeanors Karen was charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026 He was also charged with misdemeanors of reckless conduct and resisting police. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 July 2026 Pelosi did not have alcohol in his system and he was not arrested at the scene, the sheriff's office added, noting that such cases are commonly handled as misdemeanors. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 6 July 2026 Under California’s vehicle code, hit-and-run collisions that lead to property damage but no injuries are classified as misdemeanors. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026 Stalking and strangulation-related offenses, whether charged as misdemeanors or felonies, will now also be permanently disqualifying. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026 Shawn Walsh, 53, of Winfield, was charged in February with intimidation and resisting law enforcement, plus two misdemeanors. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026 Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor for the Department of Justice, said most federal cases involve felonies rather than minor charges such as misdemeanors. — Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 23 June 2026 Similarly, a study on fare evasions in New York’s transit system between 2018 and 2023 by the John Jay College Research and Evaluation Center found no statistically significant associations between fare evasion enforcement and total arrests for felonies and misdemeanors. — Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2026
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  1. crimes
  2. violations
  3. trespasses
Noun
  • The center says identity crimes have shifted from isolated events into more layered cases that can spread across multiple accounts and institutions.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • In a press release, Bonta reiterated his commitment to combating hate in California, and said the data obtained are accessible and critical to stopping such crimes in the state.
    — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of crimes
Noun
  • Lawyers in the gas station lawsuit assert that technology is enabling antitrust violations.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Beijing has and been accused of serious human violations, including large-scale arbitrary detention of Uyghur and other Muslim minorities, in Xinjiang.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Definition of violations
Noun
  • Those included reports of a man with a gun, three drug overdoses, 56 disorderly conducts, 11 batteries, 13 trespasses and five robberies.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
  • Bees don’t necessarily want to enter your home and bother you, but an open door or window can allow for some accidental trespasses.
    — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of trespasses

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