軽けい罪ざい

noun

minor offense; misdemeanor

Legal term for a less serious crime, contrasted with 重罪 (felony).

• 軽けい罪ざいで罰ばっ金きんを科かされた。

  He was fined for a minor offense.

• 軽けい罪ざいと重じゅう罪ざいの区く別べつは重じゅう要ようだ。

  The distinction between misdemeanors and felonies is important.