FELONY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A serious crime (such as murder or arson)

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("felony" is a kind of...):

crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "felony"):

capture; seizure (the act of taking of a person by force)

racketeering (engaging in a racket)

bribery; graft (the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage)

larceny; stealing; theft; thievery; thieving (the act of taking something from someone unlawfully)

extortion (the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence))

burglary (entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property)

Derivation:

felonious (involving or being or having the nature of a crime)