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misdemeanor

noun
/ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

From mis- + demeanor.

  1. derived from *mināre✻
  2. derived from demener — “to guide, conduct”
  3. derived from demenen — “to handle, manage”
  4. derived from demenure
  5. prefixed as misdemeanor — “mis + demeanor”

Definitions

  1. A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely…

    A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.

  2. Any act of misbehavior.

    • Because of the mother's lack of affection and the judgments made by everybody around her, the child is in opposition to everybody. Her misdemeanors may be partly the expression of her inner revolt.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at misdemeanor. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at misdemeanor. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at misdemeanor

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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