His mistakes and misdemeanours have been public ones, but he insists he has learned from them. |
Gradually the distinctions between felonies and misdemeanours were eroded by legislation. |
Leaving school at 13 he did the round of reform schools after a spell of teenage misdemeanours. |
In Basildon, the percentage of youthful misdemeanours is the highest, at eight per cent. |
It may have been better to discipline him for his repeated misdemeanours rather than let him off. |
In organizations, investigations are commissioned to catalogue an individual's failures and misdemeanours. |