- misdemeanant
- noun Date: 1819 a person convicted of a misdemeanor
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
misdemeanant
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misdemeanant — mis·de·mean·ant /ˌmis di mē nənt/ n: one who commits a misdemeanor Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. misdemeanant … Law dictionary
Misdemeanant — Mis de*mean ant, n. One guilty of a misdemeanor. Sydney Smith. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misdemeanant — [mis΄də mēn′ənt] n. 1. a person who has misbehaved 2. Law a person guilty or convicted of a misdemeanor … English World dictionary
misdemeanant — /mis di mee neuhnt/, n. 1. a person who is guilty of misbehavior. 2. Law. a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor. [1810 20; MISDEMEAN + ANT] * * * … Universalium
misdemeanant — noun One who commits misdemeanors … Wiktionary
misdemeanant — mɪsdɪ mɪËnÉ™nt n. one who breaks the law; one who behaves improperly, one who acts wildly … English contemporary dictionary
misdemeanant — mis·de·mean·ant … English syllables
misdemeanant — mis•de•mean•ant [[t]ˌmɪs dɪˈmi nənt[/t]] n. law a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor • Etymology: 1810–20 … From formal English to slang
misdemeanant — n. person guilty of misdemeanour … Dictionary of difficult words
misdemeanant — /misdamiynant/ A person guilty of a misdemeanor; one sentenced to punishment upon conviction of a misdemeanor … Black's law dictionary
