felony
noun/ˈfeləni/
/ˈfeləni/
[countable, uncountable] (plural felonies)
(US English or old-fashioned, law)- the act of committing a serious crime such as murder or rape; a crime of this type
- a charge of felony
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentc2- He was charged with felony assault.
- a felony punishable by up to six years in prison
- He was indicted on three felony charges of lying to the grand jury.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- federal
- serious
- first-degree
- …
- commit
- be punishable by
- be charged with
- …
- charge
- conviction
- offense
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French felonie, from felon ‘wicked, a wicked person’ (oblique case of fel ‘evil’), from medieval Latin fello, fellon-, of unknown origin.
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