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The answer FELONY has 39 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of felony in various dictionaries:
noun - a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
One of several grave crimes, such as murder, rape, or burglary, punishable by a more stringent sentence than that given for a misdemeanor.
Any of several crimes in early English law that were punishable by forfeiture of land or goods and by possible loss of life or a bodily part.
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| Grand larceny, e.g. |
| Grand theft auto, e.g. |
| Record listing |
| Arson, for one |
| Fraud, usually |
| Major crime |
| Crime |
| Serious crime |
| Arson or robbery, e.g |
| Fraud, for instance |
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| Class of crime more serious than a misdemeanor, with a penalty of more than a year in prison or death |
| It's a serious crime (without the "Y", it's the person who commits it) |
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| a crime regarded in the US and many other judicial systems as more serious than a misdemeanour. |
| a serious crime (such as murder or arson) |
| A crime regarded in the US and many other judicial systems as more serious than a misdemeanour. |
| Law One of several grave crimes, such as murder, rape, or burglary, punishable by a more stringent sentence than that given for a misdemeanor. |
| Law Any of several crimes in early English law that were punishable by forfeiture of land or goods and by possible loss of life or a bodily part. |
| (an example of) serious crime that can be punished by one or more years in prison: |
| a serious crime that can be punished by more than one year in prison: |
| serious crime which can be punished by one or more years in prison: |
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The term felony, in some common law countries, is defined as a serious crime. The word originates from English common law (from the French medieval word "félonie"), where felonies were originally crimes involving confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods. Other crimes were called misdemeanors. Many common law countries have now abolished the felony/misdemeanor distinction and replaced it with other distinctions, such as between indictable offences and summary offences. A felony is generally considered a crime of high seriousness, but a misdemeanor is not. * A person who has committed a felony is a felon. In addition, upon conviction of a felony in a court of law, a person is known as a convicted felon or a convict. In the United States, where the felony/misdemeanor distinction is still widely applied, the federal government defines a felony as a crime punishable by death or imprisonment in excess of one year. If punishable by exactly one year or less, it is classified as a mis |