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Felony vs Misdemean - What's the difference?

felony | misdemean |

As a noun felony

is a serious criminal offense, which, under federal law, is punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.

As a verb misdemean is

to behave badly; with a reflexive pronoun, i.e. to misdemean oneself.

felony

English

Noun

(felonies) (wikipedia felony)
  • (US, legal) A serious criminal offense, which, under federal law, is punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.

    • Related terms

    * felon * felonious

    See also

    * (less serious crime)

    misdemean

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To behave badly; with a reflexive pronoun, i.e. to misdemean oneself.
    • (Webster 1913)