felony

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

villainy error crime murder wrong assault corruption sin offense fault violation breach offence robbery outrage
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Antonyms

fidelity care concern consideration devotion affection
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Hypernyms

crime criminal offence criminal offense law-breaking

Hyponyms

capture theft seizure stealing bribery extortion

Related terms

felon felonious felonize

Phrases with the word

commit a felony felony warrant felony murder under common law felony offence felony fire felony arrest warrant

Derivatives

felonies

Examples

Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with that it's compounding a felony. Robert Benchley

I lost court cases and misdemeanor juries, but of felony jury trials I was successful 105 of 106 times. Vincent Bugliosi

I suppose I shall have to compound a felony as usual. Arthur Conan Doyle

In these days of widespread illiteracy, functional illiteracy... anything that keeps people stupid is a felony. Harlan Ellison

Dr. Bob managed so successfully to turn the answer to every question into a mini-lecture on self-esteem and positive thinking, that Ethan wanted Hazard to arrest him on charges of Felony Cliché and Practicing Philosophy Without An Idea. Dean Koontz

If a person who indulges in gluttony is a glutton, and a person who commits a felony is a felon, then God is an iron. Spider Robinson

Close letter words and terms

felonry felonwood felonwort felony arrest warrant felony fire felony murder