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Definition of misdemeanor noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

misdemeanor

noun

(Canadian English usually misdemeanour) noun

NAmE//ˌmɪsdɪˈminər//

1(formal) an action that is bad or unacceptable, but not very serious youthful misdemeanors

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2(law) a crime that is not considered to be very serious compare felony

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