In English law. This term meant originally the state of having forfeitedlands and goods to the crown upon conviction for certain offenses, and then, by transition,any offense upon conviction for which such forfeiture followed, in addition to anyother punishment prescribed by law; as distinguished from a “misdemeanor,” upon conviction for which no forfeiture followed.All indictable offenses are either felonies or misdemeanors, but a material part of thedistinction is taken away by St. 33 & 34 Vict c. 2″. which abolishes forfeiture for felony.Wharton.In American law. The term has no very definite or precise meaning, except in somecases where it is defined by statute. For the most part, the state laws, in describing anyparticular offense, declare whether or not it shall be considered a felony. Apart fromthis, the word seems merely to imply a crime of a graver or more atrocious nature thanthose designated as “misdemeanors.” U. S. v. Coppersmith (C. C.) 4 Fed. 205; Bannonv. U. S., 150 U. S. 404, 15 Sup. Ct. 407, 39 L. Ed. 494; Mitchell v. State. 42 Ohio St.3S0; State v. Lincoln, 49 N. II. 409.The statutes or codes of several of the states define felony as any public offense onconviction of which the offender is liable to be sentenced to death or to imprisonment ina penitentiary or state prison. Pub. St. Mass. 18S2, p. 1290; Code Ala. 1SS0,

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