misdemeanor
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He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor under the same provision, Section 793, that Mr. Bolton is pleading under as a felony.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The proposed law includes a highly unusual misdemeanor punishment of two years in prison.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
The only immediate charge available was misdemeanor trespassing, according to investigators.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
But the move threw the City Council into disarray and eventually led to misdemeanor charges against council members who were charged with violating the Texas Open Meetings Act in an attempt to override his action.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
And so, Gordon, the intern, settled on negligent homicide, the toughest misdemeanor penalty, arguing that the two charges for reckless behavior are not “harsh enough to do justice to the outcome of the accident.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Vocabulary lists containing misdemeanor
The Constitution of the United States
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