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MISDEMEANOR

a crime less serious than a felony (see felony

The meaning of the word misdemeanor is a crime less serious than a felony (see felony.

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WordMeaning
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
fosterhaving, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for
leerysuspicious
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
impedimentsomething that impedes
demurto take exception : object
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
advocacythe act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate
notorietythe quality or state of being notorious