felonies
Serious criminal acts
Felonies is the plural of felony, a serious crime typically punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.
Murder, rape, armed robbery, and arson are felonies, distinguished from lesser offenses called misdemeanors.
He was charged with multiple felonies.
A felony conviction carries lasting consequences—loss of voting rights, difficulty finding employment, inability to possess firearms.
Deliberate unlawful killing
- manslaughterUnlawful killing without forethought
- homicideCausing another's death
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
arson · kidnapping · rape · assault · embezzlement · fraud · extortion · forgery
Formal charge from jury
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- pleaFormal request or defense
- bailCourt-set release payment
- trialJudicial examination of claims
prosecution · defense · testimony · evidence · subpoena · witness · jury · verdict
Confinement in jail
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- penitentiaryFacility for convicted criminals
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
- paroleConditional early release
probation · detention · confinement · correctional · rehabilitation · inmate · cellblock · warden
Lesser criminal charge
- infractionMinor rule breach
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- violationBreaking of rules
- chargeCost or accusation
count · degree · aggravated · capital · violent · nonviolent · white-collar · statutory
murder
Deliberate unlawful killing
- manslaughterUnlawful killing without forethought
- homicideCausing another's death
- robberyTheft through intimidation
burglary · arson · kidnapping · rape · assault · embezzlement · fraud · extortion · forgery · trafficking
indictment
Formal charge from jury
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- pleaFormal request or defense
- bailCourt-set release payment
trial · prosecution · defense · testimony · evidence · subpoena · witness · jury · verdict · conviction
incarceration
Confinement in jail
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- penitentiaryFacility for convicted criminals
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
parole · probation · detention · confinement · correctional · rehabilitation · inmate · cellblock · warden · restitution
misdemeanor
Lesser criminal charge
- infractionMinor rule breach
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- violationBreaking of rules
charge · count · degree · aggravated · capital · violent · nonviolent · white-collar · statutory · federal
- Criminal Penaltiesprison, jail, incarceration, death penalty, life sentence
- crimerobbery, accomplice, alibi, burglary, conspiracy
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- wrongdoingscrime, crimes, sin, sins, wrongdoing
- criminal recordscriminal records, arrest records, criminal history, criminal histories, rap sheet
- tribal jurisdictiontribal courts, tribal law, tribal police, federal jurisdiction, state jurisdiction
feloniesmisdemeanors
Minor legal violations
petty offenses · infractions · minor offenses · violations · traffic violations