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(1):

(n.) An offense which occasions a total forfeiture either lands or goods, or both, at the common law, and to which capital or other punishment may be added, according to the degree of guilt.

(2):

(n.) An act on the part of the vassal which cost him his fee by forfeiture.

(3):

(n.) A heinous crime; especially, a crime punishable by death or imprisonment.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Felony'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/felony.html. 1828.
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