English

Noun

misdemeanour ‎(plural misdemeanours)

1. (British) See US spelling misdemeanor for definitions.

Usage notes

The modern standard spelling in British English is misdemeanour, but misdemeanor has been occasionally used in the past for the sense "one who misdemeans, a miscreant".

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.