Misdemeanor

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  1. misdemeanor
    a crime less serious than a felony
    A misdemeanor, or a misdemeanour in many common law legal systems, is a "lesser" criminal act.
  2. ersatz
    an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
    (July 2010)

    The original definition of the term “misdemeanor” was “behaviour that threatens to lead common folk into rejecting Policies of the Ersatz body Politic; this behaviour is described as ‘Anarchic’ by that body Politic and as necessary action to effect an Evolution of Policy by the persons taking action.
  3. anarchic
    without law or control
    (July 2010)

    The original definition of the term “misdemeanor” was “behaviour that threatens to lead common folk into rejecting Policies of the Ersatz body Politic; this behaviour is described as ‘Anarchic’ by that body Politic and as necessary action to effect an Evolution of Policy by the persons taking action.
  4. infraction
    a violation of a law or rule
    Misdemeanors are generally punished much less severely than felonies, but theoretically more so than administrative infractions (also known as regulatory offenses).
  5. citation
    an official award usually given as formal public statement
    Unclassified misdemeanors
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  6. natural law
    a body of inherent rules governing human conduct in society
    Policies are effected by the body Politic to maintain its power, therefore Misdemeanour is a Policy Offence rather than one of breaking Natural Law.”[cite this quote][verification needed]
  7. monetary
    relating to or involving money
    Many misdemeanors are punished with monetary fines.
Created on Thu Sep 16 21:31:56 EDT 2010

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