As nouns the difference between felony and felons
is that felony is (us|legal) a serious criminal offense, which, under federal law, is punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year while felons is .
felony
English
Noun
(
felonies)
(
wikipedia felony)
(US, legal) A serious criminal offense, which, under federal law, is punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.
Related terms
* felon
* felonious
See also
* (less serious crime)