Sample Sentences formisdemeanor (editor-reviewed)
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In that state, one year is the maximum prison time for a misdemeanor.misdemeanor = a crime less serious than a felony
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She was charged with a misdemeanor for throwing an egg at her neighbor's door.misdemeanor = a minor criminal offense
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It was a misdemeanor and it's in the record, Judge. (source)misdemeanor = a crime less serious than a felony
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Mom was released from jail on bond and prosecuted for a domestic violence misdemeanor.† (source)
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To be late was a felony in Mr. Chaucer's opinion, and to be almost late constituted a misdemeanor.† (source)
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Simple battery is a misdemeanor; it can mean that one person merely touched another.† (source)
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His clothes are a little freaky maybe, but that's a misdemeanor here, not a felony.† (source)
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Misdemeanors, no felonies.† (source)
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Years earlier, he had been drawn into a bar fight that resulted in a misdemeanor conviction and a night in jail.† (source)
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The encouragement Buck gave the rebels led them into all kinds of petty misdemeanors.† (source)
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That day at Hurd's, you could almost hear those boots creaking by the door, as if he expected the stolen baseball to loose itself from the culprit's pocket and roll across the dark crimson carpeting with incriminating authority For Chief Pike, the theft of the ball that killed my mother was an offense of a far graver character than a mere misdemeanor; at the very least, it was the work of a felon.† (source)
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Poor Jo looked abashed, and silently chafed the end of her nose with the stiff handkerchief, as if performing a penance for her misdemeanors.† (source)
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Not only any actual misdemeanor, but any eccentricity, however small, any change of habits, any nervous mannerism that could possibly be the symptom of an inner struggle, is certain to be detected.† (source)
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He had done time for a string of misdemeanors.† (source)
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Three drug possessions, two misdemeanor thefts, three prostitution convictions.† (source)
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'But, as the Ministry has no authority to punish Hogwarts students for misdemeanors at school, Harry's behavior there is not relevant to this hearing,' said Dumbledore, as politely as ever, but now with a suggestion of coolness behind his words.† (source)
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