felony murder

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felony murder

noun felony murders · murder

  1. countable, uncountable The act of committing or abetting a crime that results in the killing of a person, regardless of intent, and even if the committer or abettor is not the one who killed the person. In many states, an act of arson that accidentally kills someone automatically makes the arsonist liable for felony murder.

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@misc{felony_murder_2026,
  title = {felony murder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/felony%20murder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}