Skip to main content

felonyA serious crime, typically punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A serious crime, typically punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfeləni/

Korean meaning: 중범죄, 중죄 (보통 1년 이상의 징역 또는 사형에 처해지는 심각한 범죄)

Korean pronunciation: **펠**러니

Example Sentences

  • The hacker's data breach was upgraded from a misdemeanor to a felony when they discovered he stole millions of credit card numbers.
  • My neighbor thinks not returning a borrowed lawnmower is a felony, but I'm pretty sure it's just being forgetful.
  • After his felony conviction, he struggled to find employment and had to work hard to rebuild his life.

felony

NOUN

//ˈfeləni//

A serious crime, typically punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death

felony concept
💡 Concept

A serious crime, typically punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free
felony rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

A felony destroys the colony's harmony.

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈfeləni/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈfeləni/

🌳Etymology

Rootfelon
Suffix--y

Origin

중세 라틴어 'felonia'에서 유래되었으며, 이는 '배신, 악행'을 의미했습니다. 원래는 봉건제도에서 영주에 대한 배신행위를 가리켰으나, 점차 심각한 범죄 전반을 의미하게 되었습니다.

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free

🎵Rhyme

colonyharmonyceremony
colony
harmony
ceremony

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free

📝Examples

The hacker's data breach was upgraded from a misdemeanor to a felony when they discovered he stole millions of credit card numbers.

😄 Fun example

My neighbor thinks not returning a borrowed lawnmower is a felony, but I'm pretty sure it's just being forgetful.

After his felony conviction, he struggled to find employment and had to work hard to rebuild his life.

😄 Fun example

She joked that eating the last slice of pizza should be classified as a felony in their household.

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free

📚Related Words

Synonyms

crimeoffenseviolationtransgression

Antonyms

misdemeanorinfractionlawfulness

Related

feloncriminalconvictionsentenceprosecution