MISDEMEANORS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

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 The three misdemeanors are one count of misdemeanor fraud and two counts of misdemeanor theft. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Sanchez has been charged with a level five felony of battery involving serious bodily injury, as well as the misdemeanors of battery resulting in injury, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Across Manhattan, of the 696 total counterfeiting cases in 2025, just two were arraigned as felonies, while 694 were arraigned on misdemeanors, according to New York State Pretrial Release Data. — Daniel Edward Rosen, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 The city later charged her with disorderly conduct and interfering with/hindering police, both misdemeanors. — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026 Years before, Curtin was charged with two misdemeanors after allegedly being found with drugs in her vehicle. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Four of the former staffers had cases dismissed, while four, including Hosfelt, pleaded to low-level misdemeanors and were sentenced to pay fines. — Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026 None of those additional charges are felonies or misdemeanors. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The scope of the investigation into Omar is unclear, though Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has suggested that authorities were examining potential crimes related to her family's immigration paperwork.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
But using dogs to investigate crimes wasn’t widely adopted until the mid ‘80s, Gould said.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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And unlike state authorities who can be sued for civil rights violations in state courts, federal law enforcement authorities are generally shielded from such lawsuits based on legal precedents.

— Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Jackson was previously convicted of two counts of assault of a police officer and one count of carrying a pistol without a license and had three parole violations, the agency said.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 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

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