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Originally Posted by HarryT
I'm sorry, but I don't know what you mean by "felony" - I don't think we use that word in Britain. If you tell me what it means, I'll tell you whether or not speeding is one!
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Basically... a felony is a law that is considered serious enough to fall under federal jurisdiction rather than just a state matter. Murder is a felony, speeding is not. Generally when you move up to the felony level the punishments increase significantly.
You don't have the same thing in the UK, that I know of.