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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Legal terms, Intellectual property infringement, Patent law
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misdemeanor  misdemeanour  infraction  violation  infringement
EN
A crime less serious than a felony WordNet 3.0
English:
crime
United States
patent
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A crime less serious than a felony WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A misdemeanor is any "lesser" criminal act in some common law legal systems. Wikipedia
"lesser" criminal act. Wikipedia Disambiguation
"lesser" criminal act in some common law legal systems Wikidata
A crime less serious than a felony. OmegaWiki
A crime usually punishable upon conviction by a small fine or by a short term of imprisonment. In the USA, misdemeanants usually are incarcerated in county jail for less than one year, but felons usually are incarcerated in state or federal prison for more than one year. Crimes which are punishable by large fines or by longer imprisonment are sometimes called felonies. Wiktionary
Small crime. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
crime
legal concept
offense
HAS KIND
perjury
disorderly conduct
false pretense
indecent exposure
sedition
+11 relations
HAS INSTANCE
coercion
DERIVATION
transgress
conflict
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Otto's encyclopedia
MAIN REGULATORY TEXT
Strafgesetzbuch
USAGE DOMAIN
Canadian English spelling
Australian English orthography
British English orthography
American English orthography
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, violation, infringement
Wikipedia
EN
misdemeanor
Wikidata
EN
misdemeanor
Wiktionary
EN
misdemeanor
OmegaWiki
EN
infraction, infringement, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation
Wikipedia Redirections
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Class A Misdemeanor, common crime, common criminals, felony and misdemeanour, infraction, infringement (patent), misdemeanant, Misdemeanor (United States), Misdemeanor classes, misdemeanors, Misdemeanors in the United States, misdemeanour, misdemeanours, Misdemenour, petty crime, petty criminal, petty offenses, violation (crime)
Wikidata Alias
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misdemeanour

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