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misdemeanour

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mis⋅de⋅mean⋅or

[mis-di-mee-ner]
–noun
1. Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
2. an instance of misbehavior; misdeed.
Also, especially British, mis⋅de⋅mean⋅our.


Origin:
1480–90; mis- 1 + demeanor
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