<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an offense, as murder or burglary, of graver character than those called misdemeanors, especially those commonly punished in the U.S. by imprisonment for more than a year</li><li>any crime punishable by death or mutilation and forfeiture of lands and goods</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>wicked</li><li>malicious</li><li>treacherous</li></ul>