Misdemeanour
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Examples
- To remove a man who has committed no misdemeanour, from the parish where he chooses to reside, is an evident violation of natural liberty and justice. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- As you hope ever to be forgiven, Mr. Rivers, the high crime and misdemeanour of spoiling a sanded kitchen, tell me what I wish to know. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Anyhow, Mr. Wopsle's Roman nose so aggravated me, during the recital of my misdemeanours, that I should have liked to pull it until he howled. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
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