felony murder

noun

a killing treated as a murder because, though unintended, it occurred during the commission or attempted commission of a felony, as robbery.

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Nearby words

felon, felonious, feloniously, felonry, felony, felony murder, felsic, felsite, felsitic, felspar, felspathic

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