Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A body of felons; a convict population.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A body of felons; specifically, the convict population of a penal colony.
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- noun
felons as a group - noun the
convict population of apenal colony
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Examples
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His descriptions of the "felonry" -- a cutting term devised by himself, are grotesque and amusing.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II John West 1840
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Lorraine with all the signs of a man greatly rejoiced, and when the poor wretches died with more than usual firmness, he would say, 'See, sir, what brazenness and madness; the fear of death cannot abate their pride and felonry.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 1830
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