felonious

Adjective

felonious (comparative more felonious, superlative most felonious)

1. Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony.
   • The defendant must show that any bail money he hopes to post did not come from the felonious means.
   • O thievish Night, / Why should'st thou, but for some felonious end, / In thy dark lantern thus close up the stars?1637, John Milton, Comus

   Synonyms:

   malignant, malicious, villainous, traitorous, perfidious

2. Done with intent to commit a crime.
   • felonious homicide
   • First, as felony prosecutor, I prosecute high-level felonies including homicides; sexual assaults; child endangerings; shootings and other felonious assaults; and media cases.2015, Kenneth J. Peak, Pamela M. Everett, Introduction to Criminal Justice: Practice and Process