MISDEMEANOR, n. An infraction of the law having less dignity than a fe…

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MISDEMEANOR, n. An infraction of the law having less dignity than a felony and constituting no claim to admittance into the best criminal society. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.164, University of Georgia Press
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MISDEMEANOR, n. An infraction of the law having less dignity than a felony and constituting no claim to admittance into the best criminal society. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.164, University of Georgia Press

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