felony cases
Major criminal trials
Felony cases are criminal prosecutions involving serious offenses—murder, rape, armed robbery, major drug trafficking—that carry potential sentences of more than one year in prison.
The term appears most often in legal and news contexts: The district attorney handles all felony cases in the county.
Distinguished from misdemeanor cases, which involve lesser crimes and lighter penalties.
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- violent crimeOffense involving force or threat
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- paroleConditional early release
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Prosecutions for minor crimes
misdemeanor charges · petty offenses · minor offenses · infractions · violations
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Non-criminal legal disputes
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