telefelony en · NOUN
Etymology
From tele- + felony.
Meanings
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Criminal action involving telecommunications technology, such as cable theft or telephone fraud.
"We mean business," Chuck Blaine, general manager of Group W Cable in West Palm Beach, said at an elaborate press conference staged to publicize the crackdown on what one cable official called "telefelonies" that cost the companies more than $11 million in revenue a year.
1984 August 10, “Big Cable-Theft Crackdown Promised”, in Miami Herald:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| telefelonies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |