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单词 felony
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felony

noun
/ˈfeləni/
/ˈfeləni/
[countable, uncountable]
(plural felonies)
(US English or old-fashioned, law)
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  1. the act of committing a serious crime such as murder or rape; a crime of this type
    • a charge of felony
    compare misdemeanour
    Extra Examples
    • He was charged with felony assault.
    • a felony punishable by up to six years in prison
    • He was indicted on three felony charges of lying to the grand jury.
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • federal
    • serious
    • first-degree
    verb + felony
    • commit
    • be punishable by
    • be charged with
    felony + noun
    • charge
    • conviction
    • offense
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French felonie, from felon ‘wicked, a wicked person’ (oblique case of fel ‘evil’), from medieval Latin fello, fellon-, of unknown origin.
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