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The correct answer is minor offence.
  
Misdemeanor
  
A. grievance 
B. indisposition 
C. minor offence 
D. poor appearance 
The correct answer is (C) A minor offence; an indictable offence less serious than a felony; a misdeed not punishable by long imprisonment. 
 
Misdemeanor comes from Old English mis- (bad) and Middle English demeanure (behaviour).
 
Examples of use:
 
- His misdemeanor was punishable only by a fine.
 - If it had been a felony, rather than a misdemeanor, he would be sent to jail.
  
  
   
 
 
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