FELONY
\fˈɛlənɪ], \fˈɛlənɪ], \f_ˈɛ_l_ə_n_ɪ]\
Definitions of FELONY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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An act on the part of the vassal which cost him his fee by forfeiture.
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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.
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A heinous crime; especially, a crime punishable by death or imprisonment.
By Oddity Software
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An act on the part of the vassal which cost him his fee by forfeiture.
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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.
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A heinous crime; especially, a crime punishable by death or imprisonment.
By Noah Webster.
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A serious crime (contrasted with misdemeanors and infractions, less serious crimes), usually punishable by a prison term of more than one year or, in some cases, by death. For example, murder, extortion and kidnapping are felonies; a minor fist fight is usually charged as a misdemeanor, and a speeding ticket is generally an infraction.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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(orig.) In England a crime punished by total forfeiture of lands, etc.; a crime punishable by imprisonment or death.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Latin] An offence which occasions a total forfeiture of lands or goods, 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.
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