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The answer FELONIES has 5 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of felonies in various dictionaries:
noun - a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
noun - a grave crime
FELONIES - The term felony, in some common law countries, is defined as a serious crime. The word originates from English common law (from the French medieval w...
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Serious crimes |
For such the police fell upon them to start with, by the sound of it, and brought them to their knees |
Serious crimes (esp. USA) |
Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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Nov 11 2018 Newsday.com |
Jul 16 2011 Irish Times (Simplex) |
Nov 25 2010 L.A. Times Daily |
Mar 10 2005 The Telegraph - Quick |
Oct 2 2003 Irish Times (Crosaire) |
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Plural form of felony. |
a crime regarded in the US and many other judicial systems as more serious than a misdemeanour. |
A crime regarded in the US and many other judicial systems as more serious than a misdemeanour. |
Felonies description |
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The term felony, in some common law countries, is defined as a serious crime. The word originates from English common law (from the French medieval word "félonie"), where felonies were originally crimes involving confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods. Other crimes were called misdemeanors. Many common law countries have now abolished the felony/misdemeanor distinction and replaced it with other distinctions, such as between indictable offences and summary offences. A felony is generally considered a crime of high seriousness, but a misdemeanor is not. * A person who has committed a felony is a felon. In addition, upon conviction of a felony in a court of law, a person is known as a convicted felon or a convict. In the United States, where the felony/misdemeanor distinction is still widely applied, the federal government defines a felony as a crime punishable by death or imprisonment in excess of one year. If punishable by exactly one year or less, it is classified as a mis |