Uk English Meaning of felony

felony

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Definitions and Meaning of felony in English

Wordnet

felony (n)

a serious crime (such as murder or arson)

Webster

felony (n.)

An act on the part of the vassal which cost him his fee by forfeiture.

An offense which occasions a total forfeiture either lands or goods, or both, at the common law, and to which capital or other punishment may be added, according to the degree of guilt.

A heinous crime; especially, a crime punishable by death or imprisonment.

FAQs About the word felony

felony

a serious crime (such as murder or arson)An act on the part of the vassal which cost him his fee by forfeiture., An offense which occasions a total forfeiture e

crime,misdemeanour,trespass,breach,criminality,debt,error,lawbreaking,misconduct,Misdeed

blamelessness,impeccability,innocence,morality,non-crime,righteousness,virtue,faultlessness,goodness,guiltlessness

felonwort => Monkshood, felonry => felony, felonous => felon, felonious => Felonious, felonies => felonies,