Noun:

அற்ப (அ) சிறிய குற்றம், தகாத நடை,

misdemeanour's Usage Examples:

Immediately afterward he was tried on a charge of misdemeanour, and on a technicality was again acquitted.

" And conceiving God to be the fountain of wisdom," he " thought it right and necessary to solicit His assistance for obtaining it," and drew up the following prayer for daily use: " O powerful Goodness!An act of 1909 made it a misdemeanour to solicit orders for liquor in the state.

Nineteen judges elected for terms of eight years in eighteen circuits compose the circuit court, the judges of which have original jurisdiction of matters involving more than "50; of all cases of habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto and prohibition; of all cases in equity; and of all crimes and misdemeanours.

They may also try misdemeanours in counties without other criminal jurisdiction.

It is a misdemeanour to expose a naked corpse to public view, to prevent the burial of a dead body, or to disinter it without authority; also to bury or otherwise dispose of a dead body on which an inquest ought to be held, without giving notice to a coroner.

Aaron Burr was tried for treason and then for misdemeanour in this building in 1807, the Virginia secession convention met here in 1861, and during the Civil War the sessions of the Confederate Congress were held here.

"In addition to their functions as guardians of the poor, the parish members have to investigate crimes and punish misdemeanours, settle litigations and divide inheritances.

Anyone who, having the means, neglects to bury a dead body which he is legally bound to bury, is guilty of a misdemeanour, but no one is bound to incur a debt for such a purpose.

Synonyms:

disorderly conduct, criminal offense, violation, law-breaking, crime, misdemeanor, infringement, disturbance of the peace, false pretense, indecent exposure, infraction, offense, bearing false witness, disorderly behavior, offence, criminal offence, false pretence, public nudity, lying under oath, perjury, sedition, breach of the peace,

Antonyms:

defense, defence,