felonious intent

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• felonious intent — The intent to commit a felony. As an element of the crime of larceny:–an absence of color, of right or excuse for the act, combined with an intent to deprive the owner permanently of his property, sometimes including an element of concealment. 32 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• felonious intent — An act of the will in which one forms a desire to commit a felony. As applied to crime of larceny, the intent which exists where a person knowingly takes and carries away the personal property of another without any claim or pretense of right… …   Black's law dictionary

• felonious intent — An act of the will in which one forms a desire to commit a felony. As applied to crime of larceny, the intent which exists where a person knowingly takes and carries away the personal property of another without any claim or pretense of right… …   Black's law dictionary

• felonious — fe·lo·ni·ous /fə lō nē əs/ adj: of, relating to, or constituting a felony felonious sale of cocaine fe·lo·ni·ous·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• intent — in·tent /in tent/ n 1: the act or fact of intending: as a: the design or purpose to commit a wrongful or criminal act – called also criminal intent; compare knowledge, mens rea …   Law dictionary

• intent — Adjective: With fixed purpose; earnest; determined; engrossed. Noun: Purpose. The purpose to use a particular means to effect a certain result. Baker v State, 120 Wis 135, 97 NW 566. A constituent element of all criminal acts, but not necessarily …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• felonious — Having the quality of a felony; malignant; malicious; villainous; perfidious; in a legal sense, done with intent to commit a crime. State v Bush, 47 Kan 201, 207. See felonious intent …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• felonious — feloniously, adv. feloniousness, n. /feuh loh nee euhs/, adj. 1. Law. pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a felony: felonious homicide; felonious intent. 2. wicked; base; villainous. [1375 1425; FELONY + OUS; r. late ME felonous < AF,… …   Universalium

• intent to commit a felony — See burglary; felonious intent …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Felonious — Fe*lo ni*ous, a. Having the quality of felony; malignant; malicious; villainous; traitorous; perfidious; in a legal sense, done with intent to commit a crime; as, felonious homicide. [1913 Webster] O thievish Night, Why should st thou, but for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• felonious — /falown(i)yas/ A technical word of law which means done with intent to commit crime, i.e. criminal intent. Of the grade or quality of a felony, as, for example, a felonious assault (q.v.). Malicious; villainous; traitorous; malignant. Proceeding… …   Black's law dictionary