contravenção — 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
contravenção 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.
- petty crime A minor, less serious crime.