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A misdemeanor is a crime punishable by imprisonment in jail for less than _____ or a fine.

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Answer:For less than a year

Step-by-step explanation:

A misdemeanor is a criminal offense that ranks below a felony but more than an administrative fraction.

A person who has committed a misdemeanors is usually has to pay a fine or be held in a local county jail.

Misdemeanors are divided into three categories:

High misdemeanors,ordinary misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors. Petty misdemeanors will result to being held in jail for less than six months and a fine

High misdemeanors are the greater ones and they are defined as any crime apart from a felony

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