noun
- the quality or state of being felonious; the character or nature of a felony or serious crime
Usage: formal; legal
Examples
- The feloniousness of the defendant's actions was evident from the premeditated nature of the crime.
- The judge emphasized the feloniousness of armed robbery in her sentencing remarks.
- Legal scholars debated the feloniousness of the conduct under the statute.
- The prosecutor argued that the feloniousness of the offense warranted a lengthy prison sentence.
- Evidence of the feloniousness of his intent was presented during the trial.