felonious

fe·lo·ni·ous

F0073900 (fə-lō′nē-əs)adj.1. Law Having the nature of, relating to, or concerning a felony: felonious intent.2. Archaic Evil; wicked.

fe·lo′ni·ous·ly adv.fe·lo′ni·ous·ness n.

felonious

(fɪˈləʊnɪəs) adj1. (Law) criminal law of, involving, or constituting a felony2. obsolete wicked; base feˈloniously adv feˈloniousness n

fe•lo•ni•ous

(fəˈloʊ ni əs)

adj. 1. pertaining to or involving a felony: felonious assult. 2. Archaic. wicked; base; villainous. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French] fe•lo′ni•ous•ly, adv. fe•lo′ni•ous•ness, n.

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Adj.

felonious - involving or being or having the nature of a crime; "a criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent"criminalillegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"

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Felonious

Done with an intent to commit a serious crime or a felony; done with an evil heart or purpose; malicious; wicked; villainous.

An aggravated assault, such as an assault with an intent to murder, is a felonious assault. A simple assault, such as one done with an intent to frighten, is not felonious.

felonious

adj. referring to an act done with criminal intent. The term is used to distinguish between a wrong which was not malicious, and an intentional crime, as in "felonious assault," which is an attack meant to do real harm.

felonious

of, involving, or constituting a FELONY.

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Synonyms for felonious

adj involving or being or having the nature of a crime

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