overtreding — meaning in English
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English meaning
- misdemeanor noun A minor criminal offense, less serious than a felony and usually punished with a fine or short sentence.
- prevarication noun The act of dodging the truth rather than stating it plainly.
- transgression noun A violation of a law, rule, or moral code.
- violation noun An act of breaking a law, rule, or agreement.
Senses
overtreding is used for these senses in English:
- misdemeanor (law, criminology, historical, _, in, _, UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.
- prevarication (archaic, now, _, rare) Deviation from what is right or correct.
- transgression A violation of a law, duty or commandment.
- violation The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
prevarication — full definition
- noun The act of dodging the truth rather than stating it plainly.
- noun A move away from what is proper or correct.
- noun (law) A hidden misuse of power by someone holding a public position.
- noun (law) Secret cooperation between an accuser and the accused so that a prosecution fails.
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