Definitions for felony
ˈfɛl ə nifelony

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. felonynoun

   a serious crime (such as murder or arson)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. felonynoun

   A serious criminal offense, which, under federal law, is punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.

2. Etymology: felonie, from felon. Ultimately of origin. More at felon.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Felonynoun

   A crime denounced capital by the law; an enormous crime.

   Etymology: felonie, Fr. felonia, low Latin, from felon.

   I will make it felony to drink small beer. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

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1. Felony

   A felony is traditionally considered a crime of high seriousness, whereas a misdemeanor is regarded as less serious. The term "felony" originated from English common law (from the French medieval word "félonie") to describe an offense that resulted in the confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods, to which additional punishments including capital punishment could be added; other crimes were called misdemeanors. Following conviction of a felony in a court of law, a person may be described as a felon or a convicted felon. Some common law countries and jurisdictions no longer classify crimes as felonies or misdemeanors and instead use other distinctions, such as by classifying serious crimes as indictable offenses and less serious crimes as summary offenses. In the United States, where the felony/misdemeanor distinction is still widely applied, the federal government defines a felony as a crime punishable by death or imprisonment in excess of one year. If punishable by exactly one year or less, it is classified as a misdemeanor. The classification is based upon a crime's potential sentence, so a crime remains classified as a felony even if a defendant convicted of a felony receives a sentence of one year or less. Some individual states classify crimes by other factors, such as seriousness or context. In some civil law jurisdictions, such as Italy and Spain, the term delict is used to describe serious offenses, a category similar to common law felony. In other nations, such as Germany, France, Belgium, and Switzerland, more serious offenses are described as crimes, while misdemeanors or delicts (or délits) are less serious. In still others (such as Brazil and Portugal), crimes and delicts are synonymous (more serious) and are opposed to contraventions (less serious).

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1. felony

   A felony is a serious crime, typically one involving violence or significant harm, that is punishable by more than one year of imprisonment. These crimes can include but not limited to murder, rape, arson, kidnapping, fraud, burglary, or robbery. Felonies are considered more severe than misdemeanors, which are a lesser category of crime. The exact definition and consequences can vary among different legal jurisdictions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Felonynoun

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

2. Felonynoun

   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. Felonynoun

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

4. Etymology: [OE. felonie cruelty, OF. felonie, F. flonie treachery, malice. See Felon, n.]

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1. Felony

   A felony is a serious crime in some common law countries. The term originates from English common law where felonies were originally crimes which involved the confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods; other crimes were called misdemeanors. Many common law countries have now abolished the felony/misdemeanor distinction and replaced it with other distinctions such as between indictable offences and summary offences. A felony is generally considered to be a crime of "high seriousness", while a misdemeanor is not. A person convicted in a court of law of a felony crime is known as a felon. In the United States, where the felony/misdemeanor distinction is still widely applied, the federal government defines a felony as a crime punishable by death or imprisonment in excess of one year. If punishable by exactly one year or less, it is classified as a misdemeanor. The individual states may differ in this definition, using other categories as seriousness or context. Similar to felonies in some civil law countries are delicts, whereas in others crimes and delicts.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Felony

   "a crime which involves a total forfeiture of lands or goods or both, to which capital or other punishment may be superadded, according to the degree of guilt."

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of felony in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of felony in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of felony in a Sentence

1. Bill Herod:

   All of them have served time in prison for felony convictions. Some come directly from prison, but most completed their sentences long ago and were living freely at the time they were detained for deportation.

2. The US attorney:

   Us lawyers have talked about it, we don't believe it's true, we think it's going to turn out to be untrue because it would be totally illegal. You can't wiretap a lawyer, you certainly can't wiretap his client who's not involved in the investigation. No one has suggested that President Donald Trump was involved in that investigation. So they're going to wiretap the lawyer, his client, and his client the president of the United States ? I don't think so, not if they want to stay out of jail. Disclosing a wiretap is a federal felony. I never took'em home when I was The US attorney.

3. Virginia Tech:

   In the case of a felony arrest, the university has the authority to place a student on immediate interim suspension.

4. Spencer Kuvin:

   This is not a ‘he said, she said’ situation. She has physical proof, we believe it is in felony territory.

5. James Peaco III:

   The first thing we do is order them to bring the drone back, explain to him that there's a wildfire and flying that drone during a wildland fire is actually a federal felony.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=felony
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Felony
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=felony
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/felony
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=felony
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Felony