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felonious

/fəˈloʊniəs/ /fɪˈloʊniəs/

Meanings
adjective
Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony

Examples :

"The defendant must show that any bail money he hopes to post did not come from the felonious means."
law guilt

Related Words

Illustration commit

commit noun

/kəˈmɪt/

The act of committing (e.g. a database transaction or source code into a source control repository), making it a permanent change.

"The commit to the new software version fixed the bug. "

Illustration felony

felony noun

/ˈfɛ.lə.ni/

A serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year or by death.

"Robbing the bank was a felony, and the criminal faced many years in prison. "

Illustration being

being noun

/ˈbiːɪŋ/ /ˈbiŋ/

A living creature.

"The being in the classroom was quiet today. "

Illustration having

having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

Illustration intent

intent noun

/ɪnˈtɛnt/

A purpose; something that is intended.

"My intent was to finish my homework before dinner. "

Illustration defendant

defendant adjective

/dɪˈfɛnd.ənt/

Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive, defending.

"The defendant posture in the argument was clearly defensive. "

Illustration quality

quality noun

/ˈkwɒlɪti/ /ˈkwælɪti/ /ˈkwɑləti/

Level of excellence.

"Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income."

Illustration hopes

hopes verb

/həʊps/ /hoʊps/

To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might.

"I am still hoping that all will turn out well."

Illustration means

means verb

/miːnz/

To lament.

"The student means their lost homework, feeling very sad about the missing paper. "

Illustration relating

relating verb

/rɪˈleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈriːleɪtɪŋ/

To tell in a descriptive way.

"Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today."

Illustration money

money noun

/ˈmʌni/

A legally or socially binding conceptual contract of entitlement to wealth, void of intrinsic value, payable for all debts and taxes, and regulated in supply.

"The government uses money to pay teachers' salaries. "

Illustration homicide

homicide noun

/ˈhɒmɪsaɪd/ /ˈhoʊməsaɪd/

The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.

"The police investigation focused on the homicide of the school teacher. "