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misdemeanant|mɪsdɪˈmiːnənt|
[f. misdemean v.1 + -ant, or f. misdemeanour by substitution of suffix.]
A person convicted of a misdemeanour.
1819J. J. Gurney Notes on Visit to Prisons 78 The only division of these females being that of misdemeanants from felons. Amongst the men, the classification is much more complete; for, the misdemeanants are divided into three classes, and the felons into four. 1843Penny Cycl. XXV. 150/1 Misdemeanants of the first division. 1865Act 28–9 Vict. c. 126 §67 In every Prison to which this Act applies Prisoners convicted of Misdemeanor, and not sentenced to Hard Labour, shall be divided into at least Two Divisions, One of which shall be called the First Division;..and a Misdemeanant of the First Division shall not be deemed to be a Criminal Prisoner within the Meaning of this Act. 1896Times 30 July 5/6 Dr. Jameson and his fellow-prisoners..were placed in the apartments reserved for first-class misdemeanants.
b. transf. A person guilty of misconduct.
1886A. M. Elliott in Amer. Jrnl. of Philol. VII. 146 They were no set of political convicts or social misdemeanants. 1892W. Beatty-Kingston Intemperance 34 To be compelled to slake their thirst with water would be no great hardship to these confirmed misdemeanants. |