Belonging to a fee or feud; feudal. More commonly used by the old writers than feudal. … [Read more...] about FEODAL
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FELONIOUSLY
pleadings. This is a technical word which must be introduced into every indictment for a felony, charging the offence to have been committed feloniously; no other word, nor any circumlocution, will supply its place. With a felonious intent; with the intention of committing a crime. An indispensable word in modern indictments for felony, as felonice was in the Latin forms. … [Read more...] about FELONIOUSLY
FEODAL SYSTEM
See FEUDAL SYSTEM. … [Read more...] about FEODAL SYSTEM
FELONY
(A) A serious crime (contrasted with misdemeanors and infractions, less serious crimes), usually punishable by a prison term of more than one year or, in some cases, by death. For example, murder, extortion and kidnapping are felonies; a minor fist fight is usually charged as a misdemeanor, and a speeding ticket is generally an infraction. (B) crimes. An offence which occasions … [Read more...] about FELONY
FEODALITY
Fidelity or fealty. Cowell. See FEALTY. … [Read more...] about FEODALITY