ETYM Old Eng. felonie cruelty, Old Fren. felonie, French félonie treachery, malice. Related to Felon.
A serious crime.
In criminal law, former term for an offense that is more serious than a misdemeanor; in the US, a felony is a crime generally punishable by imprisonment for a year or more.
Verolomstvo, izdaja; u Engleskoj nekada: svaki zločin sa ubistvom.
Grešan postupak.