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Meaning of "felonies" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF FELONIES

felonies


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FELONIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Felonies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FELONIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Felony

The term felony, in some common law countries, means a serious crime. The word originates from English common law, where felonies were originally crimes that involved confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods. Other crimes were called misdemeanours. Many common law countries have now abolished the felony/misdemeanour distinction and replaced it with other distinctions, such as between indictable offences and summary offences. A felony is generally considered a crime of high seriousness, while a misdemeanour is not. A person convicted in a court of law of a felony crime is known as a felon. In the United States, where the felony/misdemeanor distinction is still widely applied, the federal government defines a felony as a crime punishable by death or imprisonment in excess of one year. If punishable by exactly one year or less, it is classified as a misdemeanor. The individual states may differ in this definition, using other categories as seriousness or context. Similar to felonies in some civil law countries are delicts, whereas in others crimes and delicts.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FELONIES

fellow traveller · fellow worker · fellowly · fellowman · fellowship · fellwalker · felly · felo de se · felon · felones de se · felonious · feloniously · feloniousness · felonous · felonries · felonry · felony · felos de se · felsic · felsite

WORDS THAT END LIKE FELONIES

agonies · balconies · baronies · boonies · ceremonies · Colonies · companies · cronies · ebonies · harmonies · ironies · loonies · master of ceremonies · monies · peonies · phonies · polyphonies · ponies · symphonies · testimonies · the Colonies

Synonyms and antonyms of felonies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FELONIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «felonies» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «felonies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FELONIES

Find out the translation of felonies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of felonies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «felonies» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

重罪
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

delitos graves
570 millions of speakers
en

English

felonies
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

felonies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجنايات
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

тяжких преступлений
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

crimes
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

গুরুতর অপরাধের
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

crimes
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Felonies
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Verbrechen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

重罪
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

중범 죄
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Felonies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trọng tội
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தவறான செயல்களுக்கும்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

Felonies
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

cürümler
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

reati
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

zbrodniach
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

тяжких злочинів
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

infracțiuni
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κακουργήματα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

misdade
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

felonies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

felonies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of felonies

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FELONIES»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of felonies
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about felonies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FELONIES»

Discover the use of felonies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to felonies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent
The volume of federal crimes in recent decades has increased well beyond the statute books and into the morass of the Code of Federal Regulations, handing federal prosecutors an additional trove of vague and exceedingly complex and ...
Harvey Silverglate, 2013
2
Batman Classic: Feline Felonies: With Wonder Woman
When Cheetah pounces on Gotham, she teams up with the city's own meowing menace, Catwoman. Together, they paw some of the world's most valuable jewels. Can Batman and Wonder Woman cage these flea-ridden felons before they slink away?
John Sazaklis, 2010
3
Fudge-Laced Felonies
While transplanting the rosebush her church’s handsome greeter, Ethan Banning, inadvertently killed, Summer and Ethan discover a hidden stash of diamonds, a rusty can full of cash, and a bloody gardening glove.
Cynthia Hickey, 2008
4
Felonies Before Birth
I have written my life story down and if you like action, drama, drugs, pimps, hoes, CB radios, the Devil, evil spirits, darkness and prisons, this is for you.
Randall Cole, 2010
5
Misdemeanors and Felonies: A Memoir
I can only give them my words. This book is for them. If no one else reads it, it does not matter, this book is for them.
Jerry Pat Bolton, 2008
6
Internet Fraud Casebook: The World Wide Web of Deceit
Felonies,. Felonies. and. Felonies. When we were finished with the search, I gave Taylor a copy of the inventory we seized and informed Hagen that he was under arrest and would be going to jail. On the drive downtown, Hagen asked me to ...
Joseph T. Wells, 2010
7
Mystery Cats III: More Feline Felonies
A collection of feline mystery fables features Lilian Jackson Braun's clever Siamese, Phut Phat; Edward D. Hoch's sacred cat with cold ruby eyes; and Patricia Highsmith's mysterious feline creature that serves as one couple's conscience.
Cynthia Manson, 1995
8
Rethinking Criminal Law
cially crafted standard of liability. The first problem in defining this standard of murder is selecting the felonies that will support this formal test of malice. In jurisdictions that have a crime of felony-murder in the first degree, the list is simplified by ...
George P. Fletcher, 2000
9
Disgaea 2 Dark Hero Days: The Official Strategy Guide
A character with Felonies has that fact, and how many Felonies she or he has, immediately stamped over his or her character portrait. Felonies are persistent and remain with the character every time he or she reincarnates, unless you pay  ...
DoubleJump
10
Law and Liberty in Early New England: Criminal Justice and ...
The Laws and Liberties followed the English model of dividing all offenses into the two broad categories of felonies and misdemeanors. Felonies entered the criminal law first as a feudal conception brought to England by the Normans.
Edgar J. McManus, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FELONIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term felonies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Connersville man arrested, charged with multiple drug-related felonies
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — A Connersville man was arrested Wednesday and charged with multiple felonies related to a drug ... «WISH-TV, Jul 15»
2
Former Miss Nevada Katherine Rees Nicole charged with 4 felonies
Former beauty queen Katherine Nicole Rees was charged with four felonies including trafficking a controlled substance, the Las Vegas Review ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
3
La Crosse County Circuit Court felonies
Lenccardo Thompson, 33, of 1016 Jackson St. was charged Thursday with obstructing an officer and felony bail jumping, both as a repeat ... «Jacksoncountychronicle, Jul 15»
4
Drones, Felonies and Fan Fic: 5 Secrets From The Big Bang …
A fan asked the writers whether, when they wrote the pilot nearly a decade ago, they had already figured out what the long-term arcs were for ... «seattlepi.com, Jul 15»
5
Christian Lopez pleads guilty to two felonies stemming from gang …
An 18-year-old Holland Township man involved in a gang-related fight June 16 that resulted in a vehicle's windows being smashed pleaded ... «Holland Sentinel, Jul 15»
6
Rock Island County Felonies for Friday, July 10, 2015
Vesey, Desharrlequez M., 1/19/1995, of 3420 Heatherton Drive, Davenport; guilty finding entered May 8 on aggravated fleeing/2+ con devices; ... «Quad-Cities Online, Jul 15»
7
De Blasio unveils no-bail plan for low-level crimes — even felonies
Police sources predicted it would lead to more crime, given the history of low-level offenders eventually escalating to violent felonies, including ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
8
Clay felonies
Chad Jeremy Bernie, 28, Fargo, domestic assault and violate no contact order, $1,820 fines and fees, 21 months prison stayed for five years, ... «INFORUM, Jul 15»
9
Man charged with felonies in two road rage incidents
Bristol, Tennessee police say they responded to a call at the Welcome Center on Interstate 81 on June 2. When they arrived, a driver told them ... «WCYB, Jul 15»
10
Crime Stoppers: 3 Wanted For Felonies
LANSING, MI (WLNS) – Crime Stoppers of mid-Michigan is asking for the public's help to find three people wanted for felonies. Valentin Castro ... «WLNS, Jul 15»
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