Definition
To make a person a felon or to charge someone with a felony crime (archaic legal term).
Etymology
From en- + felon (from Old French felon meaning 'wicked' or 'criminal'). Used in medieval legal contexts to describe the process of convicting or declaring someone a criminal.
Kelly Says
In old English law, 'to enfelon' someone was a judicial act—it's a reminder that verbs with en- don't just describe physical changes but can also describe legal or social transformations, turning a person's status itself.
Translations
BNবাংলা
বিশ্বাসঘাতক
bi-shwa-as-gha-tak
CACatalà
traïdor
tra-ee-dor
CSČeština
zrádce
z-rad-ce
DADansk
forræder
for-ray-der
DEDeutsch
Verräter
ver-rah-ter
ELΕλληνικά
προδότης
pro-do-tes
ESEspañol
traidor
tra-ee-dor
FRFrançais
traître
tra-ee-tr
GUGU
પ્રતિકારક
pri-tee-kar-ak
HEעברית
מַ trădător
ma-tra-do-tor
HUMagyar
áruló
ar-roo-loh
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengkhianat
peng-kee-a-nat
ITItaliano
traditore
tra-dee-to-reh
MSBahasa Melayu
pengkhianat
peng-kee-a-nat
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောကြား
pyaw-kya-r
NLNederlands
verrader
ver-ra-der
NONorsk
forræder
for-ray-der
PLPolski
zdrajca
z-dray-tsa
PTPortuguês
traidor
tra-ee-dor
RORomână
trădător
tra-da-tor
RUРусский
предатель
pre-da-tel'
SVSvenska
förrædare
for-ray-da-reh
SWKiswahili
mchawi
m-cha-wee
TEతెలుగు
భ్రష్టుడు
bhrash-tu-du
TLTL
mang-a-li
mang-a-lee
UKУкраїнська
зрадник
zrad-nik
VITiếng Việt
người phản bội
ngoo-ee phan-boi