guilty of felony

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• felony murder doctrine — A rule that allows a killing that occurs in the course of a dangerous felony, even an accidental death, to be charged against the felon as first degree murder. A felon can be guilty of murder during the course of the dangerous felony even if the… …   Law dictionary

• Felony murder rule — The felony murder rule is a legal doctrine current in some common law countries that broadens the crime of murder in two ways. First, when a victim dies accidentally or without specific intent in the course of an applicable felony, it increases… …   Wikipedia

• felony murder doctrine — At common law, one whose conduct brought about an unintended death in the commission or attempted commission of a felony was guilty of murder (e.g. a homicide committed during an armed robbery). While some states still follow the common law rule …   Black's law dictionary

• felony murder doctrine — At common law, one whose conduct brought about an unintended death in the commission or attempted commission of a felony was guilty of murder (e.g. a homicide committed during an armed robbery). While some states still follow the common law rule …   Black's law dictionary

• felony — [[t]fe̱ləni[/t]] felonies N COUNT In countries where the legal system distinguishes between very serious crimes and less serious ones, a felony is a very serious crime such as armed robbery. [LEGAL] He pleaded guilty to six felonies …   English dictionary

• felony — Synonyms and related words: atrocity, breach, crime, crime against humanity, deadly sin, delict, delinquency, dereliction, enormity, error, evil, failure, fault, genocide, guilty act, heavy sin, illegality, impropriety, indiscretion, inexpiable… …   Moby Thesaurus

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• violent felony — vi·o·lent felony n: a crime consisting of conduct that presents a serious risk of potential injury to another or that is punishable by imprisonment for more than one year used esp. in federal sentencing of career criminals guilty of crimes… …   Law dictionary

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