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felony murder

felony murder noun: the act of committing or abetting a crime that results in the killing of a person, regardless of intent, and even if the committer or abettor is not the one who killed the person.

Noun

felony murder (countable and uncountable, plural felony murders)

  1. The act of committing or abetting a crime that results in the killing of a person, regardless of intent, and even if the committer or abettor is not the one who killed the person.
    • In many states, an act of arson that accidentally kills someone automatically makes the arsonist liable for felony murder.

Forms of felony murder

pluralfelony murders
alternative formmurder

Words formed from felony murder

Questions about felony murder

What does felony murder mean?
Felony murder means the act of committing or abetting a crime that results in the killing of a person, regardless of intent, and even if the committer or abettor is not the one who killed the person.
What part of speech is felony murder?
Felony murder is a noun.
What is the plural of felony murder?
The plural of felony murder is felony murders.

Words near felony murder in the dictionary

  1. felons
  2. felonweed
  3. felonwood
  4. felonwort
  5. felony
  6. felony murder
  7. felony murder rule
  8. felony murders
  9. felony stop
  10. felony stops
  11. felony traffic stop

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