3 uses
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Definition
a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
- He's not got blood enough to go in for felony with impunity.Adventure VII — The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (80% in)
- I suppose that I am commuting a felony, but it is just possible that I am saving a soul.Adventure VII — The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (99% in)
- As if a man bent on felony would slam his door so as to wake a household.Adventure XI — The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet (45% in)
There are no more uses of "felony" in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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