felony

felony is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] An act on the part of the vassal which cost him his fee by forfeiture. Burrill.

[2] An offense which occasions a total forfeiture either lands or goods, or both, at the common law, and to which capital or other punishment may be added, according to the degree of guilt.

[3] A heinous crime; especially, a crime punishable by death or imprisonment.

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