felony
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English felony, felonie, from Old French felonie (“evil, immoral deed”), from felon (“evildoer”). Ultimately of Proto-Germanic origin. More at felon.
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Noun[edit]
felony (plural felonies)
- (law, criminology, US, historical in UK) 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.
- Coordinate term: misdemeanor
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a serious criminal offense
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See also[edit]
- misdemeanor (less serious crime)
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