Misdemeanour
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of misdemeanor. UK, alt-of, alternative
"Therefore, welcome new Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper, a man about whom even my esteemed political journalist friends know little - apart from the fact he was once Chief Whip, a job that requires knowing about every Tory MP's misdemeanours."
- 2 a crime less serious than a felony wordnet
Example
More examples"Therefore, welcome new Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper, a man about whom even my esteemed political journalist friends know little - apart from the fact he was once Chief Whip, a job that requires knowing about every Tory MP's misdemeanours."
Etymology
From mis- + demeanour.