misdemeanor

IPA: mɪsdʌmˈinɝ

(law, historical in UK) A crime usually punishable upon conviction by a small fine or by a short term of imprisonment. In the USA, misdemeanants usually are incarcerated in county jail for less than one year, but felons usually are incarcerated in state or federal prison for more than one year. Crimes which are punishable by large fines or by longer imprisonment are sometimes called felonies.
Any act of misbehavior.

Examples of "misdemeanor" in Sentences

The term misdemeanor at the time was understood to mean a misuse of office.
“She put the Miss in misdemeanor when she stole the beans from Lima, tell me ….”
She bailed out hours later because Fox's ruling clashed with California state law, which gives defendants the right to bail in misdemeanor cases.
Other marijuana advocates praised the change made by the law as they pointed to the spike in misdemeanor marijuana arrests in the state in recent years.
Metro 11, you are correct pragmatically that a high crime or misdemeanor is whatever the Congress says it is; but then you should not call whatever Clinton did “perjury.”
The possession of ordinary contraband, simply a misdemeanor, is defined as “any article or thing which a person confined in a detention facility is prohibited from obtaining or possessing by statute, rule, regulation or order.”