Read full poem →For this misdemeanour they were indicted, and Sedley was fined five
hundred pounds: what was the sentence of the others is not known. Sedley
Dictionary Entry
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
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. misdemeanourmisdemeanour anymisdemeanour high
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Poetry examples for “misdemeanour”
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