ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Felonious

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Felonious is an adjective meaning Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony.

Meaning

Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony.

More Meanings

  1. (law) Done with intent to commit a crime.

Example Sentences

felonious homicide
The defendant must show that any bail money he hopes to post did not come from the felonious means.
O thievish Night, / Why should'st thou, but for some felonious end, / In thy dark lantern thus close up the stars?
First, as felony prosecutor, I prosecute high-level felonies including homicides; sexual assaults; child endangerings; shootings and other felonious assaults; and media cases.

Synonyms for felonious

Depending on context, synonyms include malignant, malicious, villainous, traitorous, perfidious, criminal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include criminal, illegal, feloid, felicidal, fornicatory, fornicative.

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