felony

Significado (Inglés)

A serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one year or by the death penalty in the most serious offenses.

Conceptos

crimen

delito

felonía

furia

delito grave

Sinónimos

crime

offence

serious crime

offense

sin

illegal act

villainy

wrongdoing

offense offence

enormity

criminal offence

malefaction

misbehavior

misdeed

transgression

criminal offence

criminal offense

major offence

Traducciones

Verbrechen

crime

delitto

κακούργημα

έγκλημα

crime

crimine

félonie

crim

délit

Straftat

Schwerverbrechen

cürüm

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈfɛ.lə.ni/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: felony

In summary

From Middle English felony, felonie, from Old French felonie (“evil, immoral deed”), from felon (“evildoer”). Ultimately of Proto-Germanic origin. More at felon. By surface analysis, felon + -y.