The most serious are felonies, the penalty for which can include a term in a state prison. Next are misdemeanors, the penalty for which can include up to one year in a county jail. The least serious are infractions (mostly traffic offenses), for which the maximum penalty does not exceed a $100.00 fine plus court costs.
Definition of âpolitically correctâ - English Dictionary. âpolitically correctâ in British English. politically correctadjective. âº Someone who is politically correct believes that language and actions that could be offensive to others, especially those relating to sex and race, should be avoided. âº A politically correct word or expression is used instead of another one to avoid being offensive: Some people think that fireman is a sexist term, and prefer the politically correct term firefighter.
The war on political correctness will be lost by those who use the term political correctness.. When I was a kid it was rude, but still commonplace, for some white people to address adult black men as boy.. When black men objected, the whites who did this called it political correctness. They lost.