how to pronounce felony

/ˈfɛləniː/

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felony is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of felony in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… if there was a felony conviction what …”

meaning of felony

Felony is a crime punishable by imprisonment.

felony frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word felony occurs in english on average 3.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.