felony

English

Etymology

Old French felonie (“evil, immoral deed”), from felon (“evildoer”). Ultimately of Germanic origin. More at felon.

Noun

felony (plural felonies)

Wikipedia

1. (US, law) A serious criminal offense, which, under federal law, is punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.

Related terms

• felon
• felonious

Translations

A serious criminal offense

Czech: trestný čin, závažný trestný čin Dutch: zwaar misdrijf (nl) Finnish: törkeä rikos (fi) French: crime (fr) m.

German: Verbrechen n. (1), Schwerverbrechen n. (1 severe), Schwerstverbrechen n. (1 most severe), Kapitalverbrechen n. Polish: ciężkie przestępstwo n., zbrodnia f. Russian: преступление (ru) n.