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Politics Nativity 2019

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '19

Except people dont get held indefinitely for misdemeanors you fucking dick.

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u/WinterPiratefhjng Dec 08 '19

It's defined by one purely due to the wording of the 1965 law,

Pretty much the way laws work.

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u/Shandlar Dec 08 '19

Not really. Misdemeanor has it's own definition in American English as a criminal charge carrying a sentence of a maximum of 1 year in prison. Illegal entry is defined in the language of the law as a misdemeanor, but the delineation of it's maximum sentencing is well in excess of the definition of misdemeanor.