An important classification is the division of crimes into felonies or misdemeanors.
罪的一种重要分类,是厘分轻罪与重罪.
They were subsumed under the headings of high crimes and misdemeanors.
来自NEWYORKER
We're not talking a murder here; we're talking poker machines or gambling— things that are misdemeanors in most states.
我们现在讨论的不是谋杀，而是扑克机或赌博——这些在多数州只能算轻罪了。
The criminal statutes define the acts that are felonies and misdemeanors.
刑法中的法则定义了什么是重罪、什么是轻罪.
Crimes and misdemeanors are written on his body; perhaps there will be more.
来自THETIMES
The legality behind "unlawful entry" is equivelant to either one of those misdemeanors.
来自WSJ