f 4 e 1 l 1 o 1 n 1 y 4
6 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
originFrom Middle English felony, felonie, from Old French felonie (“evil, immoral deed”), from felon (“evildoer”). Ultimately of Proto-Germanic origin. More at felon. By surface analysis, felon + -y.
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