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nouna serious crime (such as murder or arson)
Definition that contains felony
- corruption inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony)
- violation a crime less serious than a felony
- burglary entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
- misdemeanor a crime less serious than a felony
- infraction a crime less serious than a felony
- infringement a crime less serious than a felony
- misdemeanour a crime less serious than a felony
- bill of attainder a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial
- accessory after the fact a person who gives assistance or comfort to someone known to be a felon or known to be sought in connection with the commission of a felony
- accessory before the fact a person who procures or advises or commands the commission of a felony but who is not present at its perpetration