felony
gb/fˈɛləni/ us/fˈɛləni/
B2
Engleză
~ 9800
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Substantiv
B2
entity
1
serious crime under the law
A very serious crime in law, usually punished by more than one year in prison or sometimes by death.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] commits [a felony]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use 'felony' to mean any crime, but in modern English it is a legal category for only the most serious crimes, usually in U.S. law. Another common confusion is between 'felony' and 'felon': 'felony' is the crime, while a 'felon' is the person who has committed or been convicted of that crime.
Sinonime
serious crime (General everyday phrase; does not necessarily refer to the exact legal category that 'felony' does.)
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major offense (More formal and general; can be used outside strict legal classifications, while 'felony' is a specific legal class of crime.)
Antonime
misdemeanor (In many legal systems, especially in the U.S., this is the official category for less serious crimes, contrasted with felonies.)
Colocații
commit a felony
|felony charge
|felony conviction
|felony offense
|felony record
|felony murder
Teme
law
|crime
|society
Exemple
- He was arrested on suspicion of felony burglary after breaking into the warehouse.
- Under state law, driving under the influence can be a felony if someone is injured.
- Because it was his third felony, the judge imposed a much longer sentence.
- Lying on that form might be a felony, not just a simple mistake.
- The new bill would reclassify certain drug crimes from felonies to misdemeanors.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- He went to prison for a felony.
- In some states, selling hard drugs is a felony.
- The lawyer said she was facing a serious felony charge.
- The news report said that robbery is usually a felony.
- He cannot vote because of a past felony conviction.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
felony
IPA
GB/fˈɛləni/
US/fˈɛləni/
Silabe și accent
felony (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (felony)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: felony
- Plural: felonies, felony
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
felonies
noun
Core family
felon
noun
Related words
misdemeanor
noun C1
Advanced or less common
felonious
adjective
feloniously
adverb
Expresii
commit a felony
1/kəmˈɪt ə fˈɛləni/
fixed phrase
to do a serious crime
To do a very serious crime that the law calls a felony.
Exemple
- If you commit a felony while on probation, you can be sent back to prison immediately.
- He didn’t realize that lying on the form could be seen as committing a felony.
felony charge
1/fˈɛləni t͡ʃˈɑɹd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
technical
official accusation of a felony
A formal legal statement saying that a person is believed to have done a serious crime.
Exemple
- The prosecutor filed a felony charge of armed robbery against the suspect.
- She turned herself in after learning there was a felony charge waiting for her.
felony conviction
1/fˈɛləni kənvˈɪkʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
being found guilty of a felony
A legal result that says a person is guilty of a serious crime (a felony).
Exemple
- Because of his prior felony conviction, he faces a longer sentence this time.
- A felony conviction can make it difficult to find housing and employment.
felony murder
1/fˈɛləni mˈɚdɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
killing during a felony treated as murder
In some legal systems, a killing that happens while someone is doing a serious crime, which the law treats as murder even if the person did not plan to kill.
Exemple
- The defendant was charged with felony murder after a clerk died during the robbery.
- Some states have moved to limit the use of the felony murder rule.
felony record
1/fˈɛləni ɹˈɛkɚd/
fixed phrase
official history of felony convictions
An official history that shows a person has been found guilty of one or more felonies.
Exemple
- He has a felony record, which makes it harder for him to get a job.
- Landlords often check to see whether applicants have a felony record.