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 Briggs and Guataquira had their misdemeanors dismissed; Sampson and Cooper were never charged. — CBS News, 8 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 Nathan Hochman has since reduced the charges to misdemeanors, likely allowing Flores to avoid jail time. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 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 He was also charged with multiple misdemeanors related to drugs and violating probation. — Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026

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New York City has policies that limit local law enforcement from sharing certain information with federal officers or honoring detainer requests unless immigrants have been convicted of violent crimes.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
This is now the third time Byron will appear before a Florida judge to answer for his crimes.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

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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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