felonious
11felonious — 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 …
12felonious — fe•lo•ni•ous [[t]fəˈloʊ ni əs[/t]] adj. 1) law pertaining to or involving a felony: felonious assult[/ex] 2) archaic wicked; base; villainous • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < AF, OF fe•lo′ni•ous•ly, adv. fe•lo′ni•ous•ness, n …
13felonious — /falown(i)yas/ A technical word of law which means done with intent to commit crime, i.e. criminal intent. Of the grade or quality of a felony, as, for example, a felonious assault (q.v.). Malicious; villainous; traitorous; malignant. Proceeding… …
14felonious — /falown(i)yas/ A technical word of law which means done with intent to commit crime, i.e. criminal intent. Of the grade or quality of a felony, as, for example, a felonious assault (q.v.). Malicious; villainous; traitorous; malignant. Proceeding… …
15felonious — Having the quality of a felony; malignant; malicious; villainous; perfidious; in a legal sense, done with intent to commit a crime. State v Bush, 47 Kan 201, 207. See felonious intent …
16felonious — felony ► NOUN (pl. felonies) ▪ a crime, typically one involving violence, regarded in the US and other judicial systems as more serious than a misdemeanour. DERIVATIVES felonious adjective feloniously adverb …
17felonious assault — see assault Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
18felonious homicide — see homicide Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
19felonious abreption — index asportation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
20felonious act — index tortious act Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
