felonious
Worthy of prison
Felonious means relating to or constituting a felony—a serious crime.
Legal documents describe felonious assault, felonious intent, felonious conduct.
Outside legal contexts, the word often carries a darkly humorous tone, suggesting criminality where none literally exists: a felonious appetite for chocolate, felonious disregard for the speed limit.
Forbidden by statute
- illicitProhibited by law
- unlawfulForbidden by statute
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- criminalPerson who breaks laws
indictable · prosecutable · chargeable · actionable · statutory · penal · punishable · extraditable
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- extortionObtaining through threats
- racketeeringConducting illegal business schemes
kickbacks · graft · collusion · swindle · misappropriation · malfeasance · laundering · forgery
Meaning to do harm
- premeditatedPlanned before acting
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
intentional · knowing · purposeful · scheming · plotting · conniving · cunning · devious
Odiously, shockingly evil
- egregiousConspicuously awful
- grievousCausing intense suffering
- aggravatedIntensified or vexed
- capitalWealth used for investment
violent · armed · serious · grave · major · first-degree · second-degree · infamous
Jailed offender after trial
- offenderOne who breaks rules
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
- culpritPerson found guilty
- lawbreakerOne who commits crimes
burglar · robber · fraudster · embezzler · arsonist · forger · counterfeiter · accomplice
illegal
Forbidden by statute
- illicitProhibited by law
- unlawfulForbidden by statute
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
criminal · indictable · prosecutable · chargeable · actionable · statutory · penal · punishable · extraditable · arraigned
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- extortionObtaining through threats
racketeering · kickbacks · graft · collusion · swindle · misappropriation · malfeasance · laundering · forgery · perjury
malicious
Meaning to do harm
- premeditatedPlanned before acting
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
calculated · intentional · knowing · purposeful · scheming · plotting · conniving · cunning · devious · treacherous
heinous
Odiously, shockingly evil
- egregiousConspicuously awful
- grievousCausing intense suffering
- aggravatedIntensified or vexed
capital · violent · armed · serious · grave · major · first-degree · second-degree · infamous · flagrant
convict
Jailed offender after trial
- offenderOne who breaks rules
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
- culpritPerson found guilty
lawbreaker · burglar · robber · fraudster · embezzler · arsonist · forger · counterfeiter · accomplice · accessory