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Definition of Felony
1. Noun. A serious crime (such as murder or arson).
Specialized synonyms: Capture, Seizure, Racketeering, Bribery, Graft, Larceny, Stealing, Theft, Thievery, Thieving, Extortion, Burglary
Derivative terms: Felonious
Definition of Felony
1. n. An act on the part of the vassal which cost him his fee by forfeiture.
Definition of Felony
1. Noun. (US legal) A serious criminal offense, which, under federal law, is punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Felony
1. a grave crime [n -NIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Felony
Literary usage of Felony
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"The first felony indictment charged him with accepting and receiving from one CL
Lilly the ... The second felony indictment was for unlawfully, feloniously, ..."
2. A Practical Treatise of the Law of Evidence, and Digest of Proofs, in Civil by Thomas Starkie (1891)
"not be lawful to charge the jury to inquire concerning such previous conviction,
until they shall have inquired concerning such subsequent felony, ..."
3. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"The word "felony" appears to have been long used to signify the degree or ...
Capital punishment by no means enters into the true definition of "felony. ..."
4. A Treatise on the Law of Crimes by William Lawrence Clark, William Lawrence Marshall (1900)
"It is not enough to show that he was accused of a felony.83 183. Knowledge of
Commission of the felony. It is also necessary to show that the accused knew ..."
5. Palmer's Index to "The Times" Newspaper (1870)
"Brown, Francis, for Defrauding Insurance —от 11/—14m 11/ William, and Eight
others, for Selling ал Companies, 6/ 11 я—14/ 10 r Robert James, for felony, ..."
6. Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia by John Bouvier, Francis Rawle (1914)
"The essential distinction between felony and misdemeanor Is lost in England ...
Pothier defines felony as an atrocious wrong committed by a vassal towards ..."
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