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“Misdemeanors” or “Misdemeanours”

Misdemeanors is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while misdemeanours is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 8 prefer “misdemeanors” and 0 prefer “misdemeanours”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country misdemeanors misdemeanours Preference
United States 100 0 “misdemeanors”
United Kingdom 71 29 “misdemeanors”
India 69 31 “misdemeanors”
Philippines 100 0 “misdemeanors”
Canada 95 5 “misdemeanors”
Australia 71 29 “misdemeanors”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 100 0 “misdemeanors”
New Zealand 75 25 “misdemeanors”
Jamaica 0 0 Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago 0 0 Not enough data
Guyana 0 0 Not enough data
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“misdemeanors”

  • High Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Case Against Bill Clinton…
  • …hold illegal aliens arrested for misdemeanors in order to turn them…
  • …so for those convicted of misdemeanors.
  • …of a felony or serious misdemeanors, or three or more other…
  • …cannot have felonies or serious misdemeanors on their records.
  • …the County Court, which handles misdemeanors.
  • According to Time magazine, Crowe's "misdemeanors began with robbing Omaha streetcars…
  • …level of "high crimes and misdemeanors," or whether a convicted felon…
  • …the GDC may only try misdemeanors.
  • …both of which are gross misdemeanors) and was also required to…

“misdemeanours”

  • Misdemeanours (délits), punishable by up to…
  • Other Crimes and Misdemeanours: January 1992
  • Durham Murders and Misdemeanours (2009)
  • …and is possible only for misdemeanours and petty offences, if the…
  • …a blind eye to minor misdemeanours.
  • …trials and pre-trial hearings for misdemeanours, whether the felony had been…
  • Although all offences were now misdemeanours, the maximum penalties were not
  • …he recounted being punished for misdemeanours by being made to learn…
  • …the distinction between felonies and misdemeanours.
  • …"misdemeanour's finally catch up with him."

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