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lievä rikos — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • misdemeanor noun A minor criminal offence, less serious than a felony and usually punished with a fine or short sentence.

Senses

lievä rikos 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.

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