misdemeanour

UK ( US misdemeanor)

/ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnər/ noun [C]

Translation

BAD BEHAVIOUR › behaviour that is bad or not moral

kabahat, kusur

political/sexual misdemeanours1902

CRIME US › a crime which is not serious

hafif/önemsiz suç

1902

(Definition of misdemeanour noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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