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Evils which our own misdeeds have
wrought.

Syn. -- Misconduct; misdemeanor; fault; offense; trespass;
transgression; crime.

Mis*deem" (?), v. t. To
misjudge. [Obs.] Milton.

Mis`de*mean" (?), v. t. To behave
ill; -- with a reflexive pronoun; as, to misdemean one's
self.

Mis`de*mean"ant (?), n. One guilty
of a misdemeanor. Sydney Smith.

Mis`de*mean"or (?), n.
1. Ill behavior; evil conduct; fault.
Shak.

2. (Law) A crime less than a
felony. Wharton.

&fist; As a rule, in the old English law, offenses capitally
punishable were felonies; all other indictable offenses were
misdemeanors. In common usage, the word crime is employed to
denote the offenses of a deeper and more atrocious dye, while small
faults and omissions of less consequence are comprised under the
gentler name of misdemeanors.


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