(law, criminology, US, historical, _, in, _, UK) 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 p
Child pornography case moves forward – The Oakland Press https://www.newsbeep.com/us-ca/300440/ The case against a South Lyon man facing felony charges for allegedly having more than 40,000 images of…
Florida woman accused of running over, killing baby ducklings https://www.newsbeep.com/us-fl/259321/ JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CBS12) — A 64-year-old Jacksonville woman is facing multiple felony charges after investigator…
(law, criminology, US, historical, _, in, _, UK) 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.
First, as felony prosecutor, I prosecute high-level felonies including homicides; sexual assaults; child endangerings; shootings and other felonious assaults; and media cases.
Felony means: 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.. The word is mostly archaic or historical; you will only encounter it in old texts, period drama, or school history rather than current teen conversation. It comes from prison or criminal-justice contexts; worth knowing what media your teen is consuming.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(criminal law, historical, _, in, _, UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.
(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.
(US, law enforcement) A traffic stop of a person that is deemed dangerous, and performed from a distance by shouting instructions with weapons drawn.
(US, legal) An offence of such seriousness that a police officer may arrest the person involved, or impose an instant fine.
A Hanover couple pleaded guilty to felony charges of abusing a care-dependent woman found "fenced" and alone in their basement. Court documents detail a pattern of medical neglect and the misappropriation of the woman…
Felony means: 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.. The word is mostly archaic or historical; you will only encounter it in old texts, period drama, or school history rather than current teen conversation. It comes from prison or criminal-justice contexts; worth knowing what media your teen is consuming.
felony means: 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. Register: formal, legal English. Standard in its technical domain but rare in everyday talk; gloss with a plain synonym when writing for a general audience. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“Child pornography case moves forward – The Oakland Press https://www.newsbeep.com/us-ca/300440/ The case against a South Lyon man facing felony charges for allegedly having more than 40,000 images of…”
“Florida woman accused of running over, killing baby ducklings https://www.newsbeep.com/us-fl/259321/ JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CBS12) — A 64-year-old Jacksonville woman is facing multiple felony charges after investigators say she intentionally…”
“A Hanover couple pleaded guilty to felony charges of abusing a care-dependent woman found "fenced" and alone in their basement. Court documents detail a pattern of medical neglect and the misappropriation of the woman's funds.”
“CCPD chief: ‘Justice was served for Kayla’ https://www.newsbeep.com/us-fl/259328/ / Stein convicted of first degree felony murder in death…”
“Assumption Parish deputies arrested a woman on felony charges after she allegedly struck a deputy with her car door. https://www.wbrz.com/news/deputies-assumption-parish-woman-faces-felony-charges-after-striking-deputy-with-car-door”
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(chiefly, US) A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (broadly) a prison.