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Webster 1913 Edition
Felonious
Fe-lo′ni-ous
,Adj.
Having the quality of felony; malignant; malicious; villainous; traitorous; perfidious; in a legal sense, done with intent to commit a crime;
– as,
. felonious
homicideFe-lo′ni-ous-ly
, adv.
Fe-lo′ni-ous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Felonious
FELO'NIOUS
, a.1.
Malignant; malicious; indicating or proceeding from a depraved heart or evil purpose; villainous; traitorous; perfidious; as a felonious deed.2.
In law, proceeding from an evil heart or purpose; done with the deliberate purpose to commit a crime; as felonious homicide.Definition 2024
felonious
felonious
English
Adjective
felonious (comparative more felonious, superlative most felonious)
- Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony
- 1637, John Milton, Comus:
- O thievish Night, / Why should'st thou, but for some felonious end, / In thy dark lantern thus close up the stars?
- The defendant must show that any bail money he hopes to post did not come from the felonious means.
- 1637, John Milton, Comus:
- (law) Done with intent to commit a crime.
- felonious homicide
Synonyms
(Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony): malignant, malicious, villainous, traitorous, perfidious
Derived terms
Translations
Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony
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Done with intent to commit a crime
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References
- felonious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913