Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One of several serious crimes, such as murder, rape, or robbery, punishable by a more stringent sentence than that given for a misdemeanor.
- noun Any of several crimes in early English law that were punishable by forfeiture of land or goods and by capital or other serious punishment.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A wicked, foul, or treacherous act; wickedness.
- noun Specifically
- noun In law:
- noun At common law, a crime which occasions the forfeiture of land or goods, or both, and for which other punishment may be added according to the degree of guilt. It thus strictly includes treason, although the words are often used as opposed to each other.
- noun A high crime; the highest of the principal classes into which crimes are divided by statute; a grave crime exceeding the grade of misdemeanor.
- noun A body of felons.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Feudal Law) An act on the part of the vassal which cost him his fee by forfeiture.
- noun (O.Eng.Law) An offense which occasions a total forfeiture either lands or goods, or both, at the common law, and to which capital or other punishment may be added, according to the degree of guilt.
- noun A heinous crime; especially, a crime punishable by death or imprisonment.
- noun See under
Compound , v. t.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US, law A
serious criminal offense , which, under federal law, is punishable bydeath orimprisonment for a term exceeding one year.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
Etymologies
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Violations0] SET [offensename] = @offensename, [felony] = @felony, [fine] =
ASP.NET Forums 2009
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But a felony is a automatic disqualification. regardless if you get it expunged you will still have to disclose it to the board & explain what happened because they do an fbi fingerprint check & it will come up.
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One site I looked at indicated that getting the right to carry a gun after a felony is a bigger problem.
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There's still what you call felony murder charge in Florida, and in most jurisdictions.
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FTA - "The term felony disenfranchisement refers to the denial of the right to vote, carry firearms, and forfeiture of all civil rights.
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The felony is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and fines of $25,000.
Cult leader Alan Bushey pleads no contest to hiding body 2009
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The problem with defining poaching as a felony, is that a person who shoots an animal a minute to early or late is a poacher, a person who incorrectly tags an animal can be considered a poacher.
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The problem with defining poaching as a felony, is that a person who shoots an animal a minute to early or late is a poacher, a person who incorrectly tags an animal can be considered a poacher.
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Pursuant to 18 USC 3561, the maximum authorized term for a felony is fiveyears.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Extending Probation Sentence Without Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt? 2010
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Pursuant to 18 USC 3561, the maximum authorized term for a felony is fiveyears.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Extending Probation Sentence Without Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt? 2010
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