felonies
SayFEL-uh-neez/ˈfɛləniz/
- 1Plural of felony.
The prosecutor listed three separate felonies in the indictment.
Several states bar people convicted of felonies from voting while incarcerated.
Note
The plural follows the regular spelling rule for nouns ending in a consonant plus y: the y becomes ies. In American usage the word names a class of serious crimes set above misdemeanors, and under federal law each one can carry a term of at least a year in prison. Felonies are usually counted charge by charge, as in an indictment.
felonies is a form of felony
felony, noun: A serious criminal offense that, under US federal law, carries a prison term of at least one year, or the death penalty for the gravest crimes. Full entry
- Forms
- felonyfelonies plural
- Spelling
- felony → felonies: change y to i, add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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