felony (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *felony*:
NOUN	act	felony	a serious crime (such as murder or arson)

felony > pronunciation
Sounds	feh'lahniy
Rhymes	abalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy...

English > *felony*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	A serious crime (such as murder or arson).
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

HyperDic: felony