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felonies

felonies is the plural of felony.

Meaning of felony

Noun

felony (plural felonies)

  1. (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.
    • There ſhall be in England, ſeuen halfe peny Loaues ſold for a peny: the three hoop'd pot, ſhall haue ten hoopes, and I vvill make it Fellony to drink ſmall Beere.1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Questions about felonies

What is felonies the plural of?
Felonies is the plural of felony.

Words near felonies in the dictionary

  1. felon-setter
  2. felon-setters
  3. felon-setting
  4. feloness
  5. felonesses
  6. felonies
  7. felonious
  8. feloniously
  9. feloniousness
  10. felonization
  11. felonize

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