English > misdemeanor: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | A crime less serious than a felony. |
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| Synonyms | misdemeanour, infraction, violation, infringement |
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| Narrower | disorderly conduct, disorderly behavior, disturbance of the peace, breach 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 |
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| false pretense, false pretence | (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false / false / false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation |
| indecent exposure, public nudity | Vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place |
| perjury, bearing false witness, lying under oath | criminal offense of making false statements / statements under oath |
| sedition | An illegal action inciting resistance / resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government |
| Broader | crime, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking | (criminal law) an act punishable by law |
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| Spanish | contravención, delito menor, delito, falta, infracción, ofensa, violación |
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| Catalan | contravenció, delicte menor, falta, infracció, ofensa |
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