A misdemeanor is punishable by:

A misdemeanor is punishable by:

• A. One year or less
• B. More than one year
• C. Death
• D. Five days

Answer: (A)

A misdemeanor is a less serious crime with penalties typically limited to up to one year in jail, often in a local or county facility, and may include fines or probation. This threshold separates misdemeanors from felonies, which carry more than a year in custody, and from infractions, which usually involve fines or no jail time. Death is not a punishment for misdemeanors; capital punishment is reserved for the most serious felonies in jurisdictions that have it. So the characteristic punishment for a misdemeanor is one year or less.

A misdemeanor is a less serious crime with penalties typically limited to up to one year in jail, often in a local or county facility, and may include fines or probation. This threshold separates misdemeanors from felonies, which carry more than a year in custody, and from infractions, which usually involve fines or no jail time. Death is not a punishment for misdemeanors; capital punishment is reserved for the most serious felonies in jurisdictions that have it. So the characteristic punishment for a misdemeanor is one year or less.