Felony

·noun An act on the part of the vassal which cost him his fee by forfeiture.

II. Felony ·noun A heinous crime; especially, a crime punishable by death or imprisonment. To compound a felony ·- ·see under Compound, ·vt.

III. Felony ·noun 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.