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Originally Posted by Cardus

I am reading through this thread, and you have asked this question more than once.

The way I am reading it, you are using the word "felony" as synonymous with "serious crime" or a similar term.

A "felony" is defined, by the Federal government and many states, as a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year.

The term is not a matter of the relative severity of the illegal act itself, but as a matter of the potential sentence. (Clearly, the greater the relative severity of the crime, the more likely it will be classified as a felony.)

Is this a crime that could potentially result in more than years worth of imprisonment for the accused?

Better?