felony
gb/fˈɛləni/ us/fˈɛləni/
B2
Anh
~ 9800
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
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.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] commits [a felony]
Lỗi thường gặp:
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.
Từ đồng nghĩa
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.)
Từ trái nghĩa
misdemeanor (In many legal systems, especially in the U.S., this is the official category for less serious crimes, contrasted with felonies.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
commit a felony
|felony charge
|felony conviction
|felony offense
|felony record
|felony murder
Chủ đề
law
|crime
|society
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
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felony
IPA
GB/fˈɛləni/
US/fˈɛləni/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
felony (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (felony)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: felony
- Plural: felonies, felony
Họ từ
Forms
felonies
noun
Core family
felon
noun
Related words
misdemeanor
noun C1
Advanced or less common
felonious
adjective
feloniously
adverb
Cách diễn đạt
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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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).
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.