felony
Meanings
Plural: felonies
Noun
- a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
- 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.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English felony, felonie, from Old French felonie (“evil, immoral deed”), from felon (“evildoer”). Ultimately of Proto-Germanic origin. More at felon. By surface analysis, felon + -y.
Scrabble Score: 12
felony is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordfelony is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
felony is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
felony is a valid Words With Friends word