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fel·o·ny  audio  (fl-n) KEY 

NOUN:
Law pl. fel·o·nies
  1. One of several grave crimes, such as murder, rape, or burglary, punishable by a more stringent sentence than that given for a misdemeanor.
  2. Any of several crimes in early English law that were punishable by forfeiture of land or goods and by possible loss of life or a bodily part.



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