Look up: Felony

1. felony
   [n] - a serious crime
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2. felony
   In criminal law, former term for an offence that is more serious than a noun ; plural Felonies . [ Middle English felonie cruelty, Old French felonie , French félonie treachery, malice. See Felon , noun ] 1. (Feudal Law) An act on...
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3. felony
   noun a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
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4. Felony
   • (n.) A heinous crime; especially, a crime punishable by death or imprisonment. • (n.) 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. • (n.) An a...
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5. FELONY
   A more serious crime than a misdemeanor; a crime, which is often punishable by death or imprisonment for a term of more than one year.
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6. felony
   felony (fel'unē) , any grave crime, in contrast to a misdemeanor, that is so declared in statute or was so considered in common law. In early English law a felony was a heinous act that canceled the perpetrator's feudal rights and forfeited his lands and goods to the king, thus depriving h...
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7. Felony
   One of several grave crimes, such as murder, rape, or burglary, punishable by a more stringent sentence than that given for a misdemeanor; an offense punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of more than one year. 18 U.S.C.
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8. Felony
   n. 1) A crime that is deemed serious enough to result in punishment by death or sentencing to a term in state or federal prison. Misdemeanors are only punishable by a term in county or local jail and/or fine. 2) Any crime that carries a minimum term of more than one year in state prison because a sh...
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9. Felony
   A serious crime, one which at some time in history was punishable by death.
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10. Felony
    The most serious offence, judged by a jury and whereby the felon is given a sentence of imprisonment for life or for a defined period, which may be combined with fines and any other additional sentence. An attempted felony is punished like a felony (murder, battery causing death, rape, armed robbery, etc.).
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11. Felony
    A `felony` is a serious crime in the 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...
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12. Felony
    (album) `Felony` is the third full-length album by deathcore band Emmure under the Victory Records label. It was released on August 18th, 2009. The album debuted at #60 on the Billboard Top 200 selling roughly 8,000 copies in its first week. Felony is also the first album to feature ne...
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