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fe·lo·ni·ous /fə-'lō-nē-əs/ adj: of, relating to, or constituting a felonyfelonious sale of cocainefe·lo·ni·ous·ly adv
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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against the admonition of law, against the law, against the rules, base, condemnable, contrary to law, criminal, criminous, culpable, dishonest, dissolute, done with intent to commit crime, evildoing, extralegal, fraudulent, illegal, illegitimate, immoral, in violation of law, inlicitus, lawbreaking, lawless, malfeasant, malicious, nefarious, non legitimus, nonlegal, of the quality of a felon, offending, outlawed, outside the law, perfidious, transgressing, unallowed, unauthorized, unlawful, unlicensed, unpardonable, unwarrantable, vetitus, villainous, wicked, wrong, wrongful
associated concepts: felonious act, felonious arson, felonious assault, felonious homicide, felonious intent, felonious purpose, feloniously taking
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culpable, illegal, illicit, impermissible, iniquitous, larcenous, lawless, nefarious, reprobate, wrongful
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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1) Refers to an act done with criminal intent. The term is used to distinguish between a wrong that was not malicious and an intentional crime, as in "felonious assault," which is an attack meant to do real harm.2) Relating to a felony.Category: Criminal LawCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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adj. Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a felony.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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Done with an intent to commit a serious crime or a felony; done with an evil heart or purpose; malicious; wicked; villainous.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Done with an intent to commit a serious crime or a felony; done with an evil heart or purpose; malicious; wicked; villainous.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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adj.referring to an act done with criminal intent. The term is used to distinguish between a wrong which was not malicious, and an intentional crime, as in "felonious assault," which is an attack meant to do real harm.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
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Felonious — Fe*lo ni*ous, a. Having the quality of felony; malignant; malicious; villainous; traitorous; perfidious; in a legal sense, done with intent to commit a crime; as, felonious homicide. [1913 Webster] O thievish Night, Why should st thou, but for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
felonious — mid 15c. (implied in feloniously), from FELONY (Cf. felony) + OUS (Cf. ous). Replaced felonous (mid 14c.) by c.1600. Felonly (c.1300) was another variation … Etymology dictionary
felonious — [adj] criminal base, corrupt, evil, illegal, illicit, lawbreaking, villainous, wrongful; concept 545 … New thesaurus
felonious — [fə lō′nē əs] adj. [altered (after FELONY) < ME felonous < OFr feloneus] 1. Old Poet. wicked; base 2. Law of, like, or constituting a felony … English World dictionary
felonious — felony fel‧o‧ny [ˈfeləni] noun felonies PLURALFORM [countable, uncountable] LAW a serious crime such as murder: • Citizens had a legal duty to reveal felonies known to them. • He will answer charges of felony. • … Financial and business terms
felonious — feloniously, adv. feloniousness, n. /feuh loh nee euhs/, adj. 1. Law. pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a felony: felonious homicide; felonious intent. 2. wicked; base; villainous. [1375 1425; FELONY + OUS; r. late ME felonous < AF,… … Universalium
felonious — adjective a) Having the quality of felony; malignant; malicious; villainous; traitorous; perfidious; being, relating to, or concerning felony O thievish Night, Why shouldst thou, but for some felonious end, In thy dark lantern thus close up the… … Wiktionary
felonious — adjective Date: 1567 1. archaic very evil ; villainous 2. of, relating to, or having the nature of a felony < felonious assault > • feloniously adverb • feloniousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
felonious — adj. Felonious is used with these nouns: ↑assault … Collocations dictionary
felonious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unlawful, nefarious, criminal; see illegal , wicked 1 , 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [fuh LOW nee us] evil, wicked, designating serious criminal behavior. Armed robbery is a felonious act. SYN … English dictionary for students