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    MISDEMEANOUR

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A crime less serious than a felonyplay

    Synonyms:

    infraction; infringement; misdemeanor; misdemeanour; violation

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("misdemeanour" is a kind of...):

    crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "misdemeanour"):

    breach of the peace; disorderly behavior; disorderly conduct; disturbance of the peace (any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled)

    false pretence; false pretense ((law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation)

    indecent exposure; public nudity (vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place)

    bearing false witness; lying under oath; perjury (criminal offense of making false statements under oath)

    sedition (an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government)

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