How to Use misdemeanor in a Sentence

misdemeanor

noun

• The felonies and one of the misdemeanors were later dropped.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
• The charges are felonies, with the exception of the drug offense, a misdemeanor.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2023
• At the time, the actor was charged with misdemeanor assault.
  — Chloe Melas, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023
• The next year, as a part of a plea deal, Sheen pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• The sale of a gun to someone who doesn’t hold a valid permit would be a misdemeanor.
  — oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2023
• This is a misdemeanor case, and not a murder or felony case.
  — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2024
• William Joseph Padilla, 42, was found guilty of the misdemeanor charge on April 3.
  — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
• The misdemeanor is punishable by up to $50 or up to 30 days in jail.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2023
• The stalking charge was reduced to a misdemeanor, and the trespass charge was dropped.
  — Camellia Burris, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2024
• Hunter Biden agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax evasion.
  — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
• Fourth-degree theft is a misdemeanor that’s punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $6,000.
  — Ashley Remkus | [e-mail], al, 8 Feb. 2023
• Both counts are misdemeanors, and she has not yet been arraigned, court records show.
  — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
• In Texas, a Class A misdemeanor offense is punishable by up to a year in jail and fine up to $4,000.
  — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2024
• The law signed Saturday makes the crime subject to a felony instead of a misdemeanor.
  — Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
• Those who violate the law face a misdemeanor charge punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2024
• Failure to do so would result in a first-degree misdemeanor, with a penalty of up to a year in jail.
  — Ana Ceballos and, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
• The youngest of the men who died in March — 29-year-old Samuel Mark — was being held on misdemeanor charges for check fraud and theft, according to court records.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
• But after nearly 120 years, a law against adultery — a misdemeanor in New York — could be scratched off the books.
  — Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
• Any person who failed to report a loss or theft could be charged with a Class A misdemeanor, as described in this bill.
  — The Courier-Journal, 10 Jan. 2024
• The day before, a judge ruled to drop Beador's misdemeanor hit-and-run charge, though she was charged with a DUI, also a misdemeanor.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
• The Enquirer is not naming the man at this time because he is charged with misdemeanors.
  — The Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2024
• Possessing between five and 24 pills will be a misdemeanor, which can result in up to a year in jail.
  — oregonlive, 10 July 2023
• If convicted of the charges — all misdemeanors — Crowe faces up to three months in prison for both the stalking count and the harassment in the first degree count.
  — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2024
• McRae's lawyer and prosecutors agreed to a plea deal on a misdemeanor charge.
  — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2023
• Halls has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor for negligent handling of a weapon in the case.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
• The law outlines that those found to be in the U.S. illegally may be given the choice to leave the country or accept misdemeanor charges.
  — Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2023
• Beringer pleaded guilty to misdemeanor gun charges and was jailed briefly then put on probation.
  — Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 25 May 2023
• She was booked on two misdemeanors and spent a few hours in jail before she was released on a citation.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 20 July 2024
• He is also charged with criminal damage, a misdemeanor.
  — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024
• Hatch also pleaded to a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct in a separate case.
  — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024