Definition of "felony" []

• Law One of several grave crimes, such as murder, rape, or burglary, punishable by a more stringent sentence than that given for a misdemeanor. (noun)
• Law 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. (noun)

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• "Violations0] SET [offensename] = @offensename, [felony] = @felony, [fine] ="
• "But a felony is a automatic disqualification. regardless if you get it expunged you will still have to disclose it to the board & explain what happened because they do an fbi fingerprint check & it will come up."
• "One site I looked at indicated that getting the right to carry a gun after a felony is a bigger problem."