| NOUN | act | felony | a serious crime (such as murder or arson) |
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| Sounds | feh'lahniy | |
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| Rhymes | abalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy... | |
| Meaning | A serious crime (such as murder or arson). | |
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| Narrower | bribery, graft | The practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage |
| burglary | Entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property | |
| capture, seizure | The act of taking of a person by force | |
| extortion | The felonious act of extorting money (as by threats / threats of violence) | |
| larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing | The act of taking something from someone unlawfully | |
| racketeering | engaging in a racket | |
| Broader | crime, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking | (criminal law) an act punishable by law |
| Spanish | crimen mayor, crimen, delito mayor, delito, felonia, felonía | |
| Catalan | crim major, crim, delicte major | |
| Adjectives | felonious | involving or being or having the nature of a crime |
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