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felony

In criminal law, former term for an offence that is more serious than a misdemeanour; in the USA, a felony is a crime generally punishable by imprisonment for a year or more.
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He had come to look upon felony as a kind of disorder, like the scarlet fever or erysipelas: some people had it-- some hadn't--just as it might be.
The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context
And by two other Acts of the same reign such a celebration of marriage is made a felony on the part of the priest.
Man And Wife by Collins, Wilkie View in context
I do further admit that I did, deliberately and shamelessly, compound my wife's felony.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
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