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- What Is a Felony? What Are Felony Penalties? - AllLawFelonies are serious crimes that carry potential sentences ranging anywhere from more than one year to life in prison or the death penalty. Examples of felonies include murder, rape, kidnapping, grand theft auto, perjury, and burglary.
- Felony - Definition, Examples, Degrees, Classes, and TypesFelony is the classification of the most serious types of crimes. Covering a wide range of criminal acts, felonies often involve crimes involving physical harm, or large scale theft and fraud. Punishment for these types of crimes often includes imprisonment, the length of which is defined in each state’s penal codes.
- Felony Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterIn US law, a felony is typically defined as a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one year or by the death penalty. Misdemeanors, in contrast, are often defined as offenses punishable only by fines or by short terms of imprisonment in local jails.
- Felony - WikipediaIn the United States, a felony is a crime that is punishable by death or more than one year in prison. [5] Under common law, felonies were crimes punishable by either death, forfeiture of property, or both.
- Felony and misdemeanor | Definition, Examples, & Facts | BritannicaA felony is typically defined as a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment of one year or more. Misdemeanours are often defined as offenses punishable only by fines or by short terms of imprisonment in local jails .
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