misfeasances

noun

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plural of misfeasance
as in offences

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  1. misdemeanors
  2. violations
  3. infractions
Noun
  • Crime The biggest crime fight on the ballot is over Proposition 36, a measure that would stiffen penalties for some thefts and drug crimes and change parts of a controversial 2014 ballot measure that reduced several felonies to misdemeanors.
    Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Young and Casey each pleaded guilty in July to 14 counts of hazing and one count of reckless endangerment — all misdemeanors.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of misdemeanors
Noun
  • The Wauwatosa Police Department has fielded at least 5,900 calls for traffic violations in the city between January and July 2024, according to the Wauwatosa Citizen Crime Map.
    Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
  • That similar proposal to charge a 2% fine on every fee related to a criminal case and civil traffic violations failed to win majority support in the Senate in 2022 and thus did not appear on the ballot.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of violations
Noun
  • But the infractions weren’t made public until September 13, when E&E News first reported the leak.
    Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Such infractions will result in a 10-yard penalty.
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of infractions
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