Sample sentences for MISDEMEANOR

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Definition

a crime less serious than a felony

In that state, one year is the maximum prison time for a misdemeanor.

misdemeanor = a crime less serious than a felony

She was charged with a misdemeanor for throwing an egg at her neighbor's door.

misdemeanor = a crime less serious than a felony

The witnesses saw the assault, and the victim had some marks on her consistent with what they saw. This is a fairly clear-cut case of misdemeanor assault.
Sean Whitcomb
...we have already made some other arrests on steroid charges. Even though these (new) cases are misdemeanors, we consider them serious and we want our investigation to be thorough.
Steve Cole
It was a misdemeanor and it's in the record, Judge.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

misdemeanor = a crime less serious than a felony

In Maycomb County, hunting out of season was a misdemeanor at law, a capital felony in the eyes of the populace.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

misdemeanor = a crime less serious than a felony

We deeply regret the 1998 conduct, which has resulted in a federal misdemeanor charge.
Sidney Taurel (Chairman and CEO, Eli Lilly and Company)
Then out came the truth all in a breath, just as he used to bolt out his boyish misdemeanors, and then back up against the wall ready to take the consequences.
Louisa May Alcott -- An Old-Fashioned Girl
When they flashed a mug shot of Marcus with a few details of his prior misdemeanor charges, she turned off the TV.
Nicholas Sparks -- The Last Song
The usual bail for such a misdemeanor would be $500.
Dave Eggers -- Zeitoun
He had done time for a string of misdemeanors.
Rick Bragg -- All Over but the Shoutin'
The President can be impeached, tried, and if convicted of treason, bribery, or other high crimes or misdemeanors, removed from office.
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, & John Jay -- The Federalist Papers — Modern English Edition 2
Did I tell you as I was tried, alone, for misdemeanor, while with Compeyson?
Charles Dickens -- Great Expectations
He looked at Basta as he said this, and Basta bowed his head as if all the misdemeanors of the last few days weighed heavily on him.
Cornelia Funke -- Inkheart
Such misdemeanors needed discriminating treatment, firm but reformatory, with no hint of injustice, and full proof of guilt.
W. E. B. Du Bois -- The Souls of Black Folk
"Keep Your Class B Misdemeanor off My B Cups," Mia says, quoting one of the movement's more ridiculous slogans between gasps of laughter.
Gayle Forman -- Where She Went
Poor Jo looked abashed, and silently chafed the end of her nose with the stiff handkerchief, as if performing a penance for her misdemeanors.
Louisa May Alcott -- Little Women
His clothes are a little freaky maybe, but that's a misdemeanor here, not a felony.
Laurie Halse Anderson -- Speak
Is the respondent Andrew Johnson guilty or not guilty of a high misdemeanor as charged in this Article?
John F. Kennedy -- Profiles in Courage
Three drug possessions, two misdemeanor thefts, three prostitution convictions.
Scott Pratt -- An Innocent Client

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