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<p>A <b>misdemeanor</b> (<a href="page.php?w=American_English">American English</a>, spelled <b>misdemeanour</b> elsewhere) is any "lesser" <a href="page.php?w=crime">criminal</a> act in some <a href="page.php?w=common_law">common law</a> legal systems. Misdemeanors are generally <a href="page.php?w=punishment">punished</a> less severely than more serious <a href="page.php?w=felony">felonies</a>, but theoretically more so than administrative <a href="page.php?w=infraction">infraction</a>s (also known as minor, petty, or <a href="page.php?w=summary_offence">summary offence</a>s)</p><p>
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