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misdemeanant definition

mis·de·mean·ant (mis′də mēn′ənt)

noun

  1. a person who has misbehaved
  2. Law a person guilty or convicted of a misdemeanor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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