The question as to why governments do not eradicate all misdemeanors by imposing draconian penalties is yet to be resolved.
Another statute provides that it is a misdemeanor "to receive coins believing them to be gold" without declaring them to the government.
Indeed, larcenies can be designated as a misdemeanor or felony, depending on the state.The first two violations may result in criminal misdemeanor charges, while the third violation can result in a felony charge.
Reportage concentrated on the noxious impact of sewage and ignored or exonerated the misdemeanors of industrialists.
The offence that is punished according to law by a correctional penalty is a misdemeanor.First, she may take the misdemeanor outside the institution concerned (an act of public whistle-blowing).
The third conviction was a misdemeanor and, like subsequent offences, would cost the master up to £100.
In the original bill, failure to follow the award was made a misdemeanor subject to a $1,000 fine and a year in jail.
The farmers must not refrain from the land for other than a misdemeanor they may commit upon the land since they undertook proper cultivation of the land.
A misdemeanor can be reported and working by the side of the union member is a non-member who is a party to that misdemeanor.
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And it has been held to be an indictable misdemeanor to refuse to aid a constable in suppressing a riot or affray.
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The guilty men are not present this evening to answer for their past misdemeanors. Hansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
That is not the case with legal practitioners, because there is only one avenue for dealing with their alleged misdemeanors.
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First offense of possessing one-half to four ounces is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in prison and $1,000 in fine.
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