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:

We ought to make it a felony, not a misdemeanor, if you sell a gun to somebody who is underage or who is a felon himself.
Henry Cisneros pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of lying about payments to his former mistress.
Such conduct may not be a "high crime or 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.