Felony Synonyms

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Synonyms for Felony

murder
(Uncountable, used as a predicative noun) Something terrible to endure.
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major crime
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burglary
(Law, US) Under the Model Penal Code, entering a building or occupied structure with purpose to commit a crime therein, unless the premises are at the time open to the public or the actor is licensed or privileged to enter. Model Penal Code § 221.1.
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offense
The act of breaking a law; sin or crime; transgression
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arson
(Uncountable) The crime of setting a fire with intent to cause damage.
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kidnapping
The felony of abducting an individual by force.
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sin
A misdeed.
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illegality
(Law) (uncountable): a defense to the validity of a contract because it was in violation of the law
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transgression
A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata.
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rape
Rape is the crime of forcing someone to engage in sexual intercourse against their will.
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robbery
Robbery is taking something that does not belong to you.
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misdeed
The definition of a misdeed is a sin or a wrongful act.
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Words Related to Felony

crime
(Uncountable) The practice or habit of committing crimes.
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perjury
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bigamy
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larceny
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indicted
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treason
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crimes
Plural form of crime
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Felony Sentence Examples

  • All this was abolished by the Felony Act 1870, which provided for the appointment of an administrator to the property of the convict.

  • It was applied to treason felony in 1848.

  • An assistant District Attorney had called about prosecuting a felony drug possession, but the second note was upsetting.

  • In the 13th century it was recognized that a " clerk " for felony was subject only to ecclesiastical trial and punishment; punishment which might involve lifelong imprisonment.

  • In protest, the Georgia House of Representatives, holding that the United States Supreme Court had no constitutional power to try suits against a sovereign state, resolved that any Federal marshal who should attempt to execute the court's decision would be " guilty of felony, and shall suffer death, without benefit of clergy, by being hanged."

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