İngilizce

misdemeanor

gb/mˌɪsdəmˈinɚ/ us/mˌɪsdəmˈinɚ/
C1 İngilizce
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İsim legal C1 entity
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Minor crime less serious than a felony

A less serious crime than a felony.

Kullanım kalıbı: [a] misdemeanor; charged with [a] misdemeanor; convicted of [a] misdemeanor
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse a misdemeanor (a crime) with a civil violation (not a crime) or assume it always means “minor” in every legal system.
Eş anlamlılar
minor offense (General term; not always a formal legal category.) | petty crime (Emphasizes low seriousness; not the precise legal label.)
Zıt anlamlılar
felony (A more serious crime, typically with harsher punishment.)
Eşdizimler
misdemeanor charge |misdemeanor offense |misdemeanor conviction |misdemeanor count |misdemeanor case |misdemeanor arrest |misdemeanor record |plead guilty to a misdemeanor |reduced to a misdemeanor |misdemeanor sentence
Konular
law |crime |government
Örnekler
  • He was arrested for a misdemeanor after a fight outside the bar.
  • The prosecutor agreed to reduce the charge to a misdemeanor.
  • A misdemeanor conviction can still affect your job prospects.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • Shoplifting can be a misdemeanor.
  • She was charged with a misdemeanor.
İsim formal C1 abstract
2

Minor wrongdoing or bad behavior

A small wrong action.

Kullanım kalıbı: [a] misdemeanor (to do [something])
Sık yapılan hata:
In everyday speech, people more often say “mistake” or “wrongdoing”; “misdemeanor” can sound legal even when used generally.
Eş anlamlılar
misdeed (General word for a wrong act; not necessarily legal.) | wrongdoing (Broader and more neutral; can be serious or minor.) | infraction (Often refers to a breach of a rule, especially a minor one.)
Zıt anlamlılar
virtue (A good moral quality or right behavior.) | good deed (A positive action, opposite of a wrong act.)
Eşdizimler
minor misdemeanor |a youthful misdemeanor |a misdemeanor compared with [something] |social misdemeanor |political misdemeanor |mere misdemeanor
Konular
ethics |behavior
Örnekler
  • He treated the breach as a minor misdemeanor rather than a serious offense.
  • In the grand scheme of things, the lie was a misdemeanor compared with the fraud.
  • She apologized for the social misdemeanor of arriving late without calling.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • It was a small misdemeanor, not a big problem.
  • He admitted his misdemeanor and said sorry.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
misdemeanor
IPA
GB/mˌɪsdəmˈinɚ/
US/mˌɪsdəmˈinɚ/
Heceler ve vurgu
mis - de - mean - or (4 hece)
Stress on 3rd syllable (mean)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
  • Base: misdemeanor
  • Plural: misdemeanors
Kelime ailesi
Forms
misdemeanors noun
Core family
offense noun B1 crime noun A2
Related words
violation noun B1 misconduct noun B2 misdeed noun
Advanced or less common
felony noun B2
İfadeler

class a misdemeanor

1
/klˈæs ə mˌɪsdəmˈinɚ/
fixed phrase legal

most serious misdemeanor category

In some places, the highest level of misdemeanor.

Örnekler
  • He was charged with a class A misdemeanor under state law.
  • The offense can be filed as a class A misdemeanor in some cases.
  • Her attorney argued for a reduction from a class A misdemeanor.

gross misdemeanor

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/ɡɹˈoʊs mˌɪsdəmˈinɚ/
fixed phrase legal

misdemeanor treated as more serious

In some places, a more serious kind of misdemeanor.

Örnekler
  • The charge was filed as a gross misdemeanor.
  • In that state, repeated violations can be prosecuted as a gross misdemeanor.
  • The judge explained the penalties for a gross misdemeanor.

misdemeanor charge

1
/mˌɪsdəmˈinɚ t͡ʃˈɑɹd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase legal

accusation of a misdemeanor crime

An official accusation of a less serious crime.

Örnekler
  • She’s facing a misdemeanor charge for disorderly conduct.
  • The city filed a misdemeanor charge after the incident.
  • He hired a lawyer to fight the misdemeanor charge.

misdemeanor conviction

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/mˌɪsdəmˈinɚ kənvˈɪkʃən/
fixed phrase legal

legal finding of misdemeanor guilt

A court decision that you are guilty of a misdemeanor.

Örnekler
  • A misdemeanor conviction may show up on background checks.
  • He appealed the misdemeanor conviction.
  • She has one misdemeanor conviction on her record.

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