What is another word for felony?
Pronunciation:
[ fˈɛlənɪ], [ fˈɛlənɪ], [ f_ˈɛ_l_ə_n_ɪ]
Related words: felony laws, felony definition, felony offenses, felony trial
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Synonyms for Felony:
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n.
• act • crime- atrocity ,
- breach ,
- infraction ,
- infringement ,
- injustice ,
- mischief ,
- misdemeanor ,
- offense ,
- outrage ,
- violation .
Other synonyms:
- capital crime ,
- computer crime ,
- crime wave ,
- cybercrime ,
- hate crime ,
- inside job ,
- petty crime ,
- statutory offense ,
- street crime .
Other relevant words:
- Crimes ,
- Delict ,
- Malefaction ,
- Malum ,
- Misdoing ,
- Misprision ,
- Peccancy ,
- affront ,
- arson ,
- assault ,
- bribery ,
- burglary ,
- caper ,
- capture ,
- crime against humanity ,
- criminal offense ,
- criminality ,
- deadly sin ,
- dereliction ,
- enormity ,
- error ,
- evil ,
- extortion ,
- failure ,
- fault ,
- foul play ,
- genocide ,
- graft ,
- guilt ,
- high treason ,
- housebreaking ,
- immorality ,
- impropriety ,
- indiscretion ,
- iniquity ,
- injury ,
- insult ,
- job ,
- lapse ,
- larceny ,
- lawlessness ,
- malfeasance ,
- malversation ,
- minor wrong ,
- misconduct ,
- misdemeanour ,
- misfeasance ,
- mortal sin ,
- murder ,
- nonfeasance ,
- offence ,
- omission ,
- peccadillo ,
- rape ,
- robbery ,
- seizure ,
- serious crime ,
- sin ,
- sin of omission ,
- slip ,
- tort ,
- trespass ,
- trip ,
- unutterable sin ,
- venial sin ,
- wrong ,
- wrongdoing .
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How to use "Felony" in context?
Felonies are serious crimes that generally carry harsher punishments than misdemeanors. In most states, felonies are punishable by up to twice the sentence of a misdemeanor. In some cases, a felony may carry a sentence of up to five years in prison.
Felonies may be divided into three main categories:
1) state crimes
2) federal crimes
3) crimes under the Uniform Code of Criminal Procedure
State crimes are crimes that are prosecuted by state governments. Federal crimes are crimes that are prosecuted by the federal government.
Paraphrases for Felony:
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Noun, singular or mass
infraction, infringement, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, offence.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
Homophones for Felony:
- flamen, fallen, flume, fellini, filmy, folium, follow-on, Flaminian Way, filum, fuel line, flan, fulani, fall in, foul line, file name, feline, file in, fill in, full moon, flame, filename, fill-in, film, felon, fly on.
Hyponym for Felony:
n.
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