O thievish Night, Why should'st thou, but for some felonious end, In thy dark lantern thus close up the stars? --Milton. -- {Fe*lo"ni*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Fe*lo"ni*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
feloniousness — index corruption, criminality Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
feloniousness — noun see felonious … New Collegiate Dictionary
feloniousness — See feloniously. * * * … Universalium
feloniousness — n. criminality, being felonious; wickedness, villainousness … English contemporary dictionary
feloniousness — fe·lo·ni·ous·ness … English syllables
feloniousness — noun see felonious * * * felōˈniousness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑felon … Useful english dictionary
felonious — adjective Date: 1567 1. archaic very evil ; villainous 2. of, relating to, or having the nature of a felony < felonious assault > • feloniously adverb • feloniousness noun … New Collegiate 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
corruption — I noun abuse of public trust, act of bribing, act of profiteering, baseness, breach of faith, breach of trust, bribery, complicity, conduct involving graft, corrupt inducement, corruptela, corruptibility, corruptio, crime, criminality, debasement … Law dictionary
criminality — crim·i·nal·i·ty /ˌkri mə na lə tē/ n 1: the quality or state of being criminal can t understand the criminality of his act 2: crime (3) violent criminality Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of L … Law dictionary
