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1. (noun) felony
a serious crime (such as murder or arson)

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1. (noun) felony
an act on the part of the vassal which cost him his fee by forfeiture

2. (noun) felony
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

3. (noun) felony
a heinous crime; especially, a crime punishable by death or imprisonment

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