felony

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

delitto

crimine

crìmine

reato

reato grave

furia

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

Verbrechen

crime

crimen

κακούργημα

έγκλημα

delito

crime

félonie

crim

délit

Straftat

Schwerverbrechen

felonía

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈfɛ.lə.ni/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese 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.