felony
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felony
- /ˈfɛləni/
Rhymes with -ɛləni
Where it comes from
From Middle English felony, felonie, from Old French felonie (“evil, immoral deed”), from felon (“evildoer”). Ultimately of Proto-Germanic origin. More at felon. By surface analysis, felon + -y.
noun felonies · fellonie
- A serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one year or by the death penalty in the most serious offenses. There ſhall be in England, ſeuen halfe peny Loaues ſold for a peny: the three hoop'd pot, ſhall haue ten hoopes, and I vvill make it Fellony to drink ſmall Beere.
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Closest in meaning: misdemeanor, theft, contraband, smuggling, crime, infraction, infringement, criminal, treason, delict, offense, tort, misdemeanour, minor, involuntary, offence
Translations
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noun a serious criminal offense
| Español | crimen, delito, felonía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 중죄 jungjoe |
| 日本語 | 重罪 jūzai |
| 中文 | 重罪 zhòngzuì |
| Português | crime grave |
| Français | crime |
| Deutsch | Verbrechen, schwere Straftat, Schwerverbrechen, Schwerstverbrechen, Kapitalverbrechen |
| Italiano | delitto, reato |
| Ελληνικά | κακούργημα kakoúrgima |
| Русский | преступле́ние prestuplénije, тя́жкое уголо́вное преступле́ние tjážkoje ugolóvnoje prestuplénije, тя́жкое преступле́ние tjážkoje prestuplénije, уголо́вное преступле́ние ugolóvnoje prestuplénije, фело́ния felónija, фелони́я feloníja |
| Tiếng Việt | trọng tội |
| العربية | جِنَايَة jināya |
| עברית | פֶּשַׁע pésha' |
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title = {felony},
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