noun · rare

felony

felony · felonies

преступление, уголовное преступление, фелония, тяжкое преступление

Verbrechen, Schwerverbrechen, Schwerstverbrechen

A serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is punishable by a…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.

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/ˈfɛləni/

» Have you ever been convicted of a felony?

Wurden Sie jemals für ein Verbrechen verurteilt?

Meaning

1 senses

(US, historical)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.
Verbrechen, schwere Straftat, Schwerverbrechen
преступле́ниеprestuplénije, тя́жкое уголо́вное преступле́ниеtjážkoje ugolóvnoje prestuplénije, тя́жкое преступле́ниеtjážkoje prestuplénije

More definitions

a serious crime (such as murder or arson)

Examples

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Have you ever been convicted of a felony?
deWurden Sie jemals für ein Verbrechen verurteilt?
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What you're doing right now is a felony.
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That's a felony.
deDas ist ein Verbrechen.
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Both offenses are felonies.
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Sami was found guilty of felony stalking.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

a serious criminal offense:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

a serious criminal offense:

Origin

From Middle English felony, felonie, from Old French felonie (“evil, immoral deed”), 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.

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