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misdemeanour

 noun
     
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mis‧de‧mea‧nour British English ; misdemeanor American English [countable]
1 formal a bad or unacceptable action that is not very serious:
Alfred beat his children for even the smallest misdemeanour.
2 lawSCC a crime that is not very serious [↪ felony]
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