MISDEMEANOURS Antonyms

• (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

• an evil act not necessarily punishable by law

• a serious crime (such as murder or arson)

• the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct

• morally objectionable behavior

• a crime less serious than a felony

• a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others

• a feeling of anger caused by being offended

• a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right

• the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

• the action of attacking an enemy

• the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle

• the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata

• the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit

• moral weakness

• a specific form of evildoing

• a crime less serious than a felony

• an act that disregards an agreement or a right

• entry to another's property without right or permission

• a disrespectful act

• the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

• departure from what is ethically acceptable

• activity that transgresses moral or civil law