Words similar to misdemeanor

Example sentences for: misdemeanor

How can you use “misdemeanor” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The NYT reports that Seattle will drop all but 40 remaining misdemeanor charges against WTO protestors.
Henry Cisneros pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of lying about payments to his former mistress.
What was meant was that he is an ex-convict (he was sent up the river on a misdemeanor).
The defendant, Lochner, was prosecuted under a provision of the statute that made it a misdemeanor to employ someone in excess of the limit.
Thus, while it is a misdemeanor to employ the expression jumbo frankfurter in public discourse, to date only one person has been charged with the offense: a Libyan terrorist who asked for a large hot dog during his arraignment for blowing up an art museum in Dijon.