misdaad

felony

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɪzdaːt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: misdaet

Inherited from Old Dutch: *misdād

Cognate with Old Saxon: misdād

Cognate with German: Missetat

Cognate with Western Frisian: misdied

Cognate with English: misdeed

Cognate with Danish: misdåd

In summary

From Middle Dutch misdaet, from Old Dutch *misdād (“misdeed”), from Proto-Germanic *missadēdiz < *missa- (“mis-”) + *dēdiz (“deed, act”). Equivalent to mis- + daad or misdoen (“to misdo”) + -d (“verbal noun”). Cognate with Old Saxon misdād (“misdeed”), German Missetat, West Frisian misdied, English misdeed, Danish misdåd. More at misdeed.

Concepts

crime

offence

iniquity

infraction

misdoing

malefaction

contravention

abuse

felony

misdeed

violation

misdemeanor

misdemeanour

misfeasance

offense

tort

transgression

wickedness

criminal offence

law-breaking

badness

offense offence

brush with the law

capital offence

capital offense

delict

delinquency

devilry

guilt

immorality

infringement

malfeasance

Synonyms

misdrijf

vergrijp

wandaad

delict

wetsovertreding

afdwaling

misstap

overtreding

wetteloosheid

godsloochening

Misdrijf

Overtreding

Translations

Verbrechen

crime

έγκλημα

delito

przestępstwo

crimine

crime

suç

crimen

crim

délit

delitto

zbrodnia

Vergehen

crimes

Sentences

Om een misdaad aan te geven moet je naar de politie .

To report a crime, you have to go to the police.

Er was een vermoeden was een zware misdaad .

There was a suspicion it was a serious crime.

Wie profiteert er van deze misdaad als ik dat zo mag noemen ?

Who benefits from this crime if I may call it that?

Het is een broedplaats voor de informele economie en georganiseerde misdaad .

It is a breeding ground for the informal economy and organised crime.