Both Uses of "misdemeanor" in "To Kill a Mockingbird"

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Both Uses

misdemeanor
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
(Edited)

In Maycomb County, hunting out of season was a misdemeanor at law, a capital felony in the eyes of the populace.
p. 34.5

misdemeanor = a crime less serious than a felony
It was a misdemeanor and it's in the record, Judge.
p. 223.3 *

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(1) (misdemeanor)
a crime less serious than a felony
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)