Felony

  • 41felony murder — a killing treated as a murder because, though unintended, it occurred during the commission or attempted commission of a felony, as robbery. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 42felony murder — fel′ony mur′der n. crl a killing treated as a murder because, though unintended, it occurred during the commission of a felony, as robbery …

    From formal English to slang

  • 43felony murder — a killing treated as a murder because, though unintended, it occurred during the commission or attempted commission of a felony, as robbery …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 44felony — noun A serious criminal offense, which, under federal law, is punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. See Also: felon, felonious …

    Wiktionary

  • 45felony — Synonyms and related words: atrocity, breach, crime, crime against humanity, deadly sin, delict, delinquency, dereliction, enormity, error, evil, failure, fault, genocide, guilty act, heavy sin, illegality, impropriety, indiscretion, inexpiable… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 46FELONY —     a crime which involves a total forfeiture of lands or goods or both, to which capital or other punishment may be superadded, according to the degree of guilt …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 47felony — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. crime (see illegality). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. major crime, offense, transgression; see crime 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. crime, serious crime, offense, atrocity, evil, sin, violation,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 48felony — fel|o|ny [ˈfeləni] n plural felonies [U and C] law a serious crime such as murder →↑misdemeanour …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 49felony — fel|o|ny [ feləni ] noun count or uncount LEGAL a serious crime such as murder or ROBBERY ─ compare MISDEMEANOR …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 50felony — sb. RG. 526 …

    Oldest English Words