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 defendant, Lochner, was prosecuted under a provision of the statute that made it a misdemeanor to employ someone in excess of the limit.
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.
If you say he's guilty of a misdemeanor, he will try to persuade you he's actually committed a felony.
Their daughter, Trisha, has also been charged with a misdemeanor for acting as an illegal conduit for $10,000 in contributions.
But the government's ambitious criminal case wound up leading to only one charge: a misdemeanor count against a small California biotech firm that has admitted developing a high-nicotine tobacco seed for Brown & Williamson.