felony: signification et définitions

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Qu'est-ce qu'un felony?

  • Law One of several grave crimes, such as murder, rape, or burglary, punishable by a more stringent sentence than that given for a misdemeanor.
  • Law Any of several crimes in early English law that were punishable by forfeiture of land or goods and by possible loss of life or a bodily part.