美國眾議院多數(shù)黨領(lǐng)袖、眾議院共和黨二號人物迪萊28日被得克薩斯州一個地方陪審團指控在競選籌資過程中犯有陰謀罪,這使得他被迫宣布暫時停職。他是美國一個多世紀(jì)以來首位遭指控的眾議院領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人。請看報道:
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was indicted by a Texas grand jury Wednesday on a charge of conspiring to violate political fundraising laws, forcing him to temporarily step aside from his GOP post. DeLay, 58, was indicted on a singlefelonycount of conspiring with two political associates.
文中的felony意思是"重罪",如謀殺,搶劫等。如:Murder is a felony.(謀殺是一種重罪。);guity of felony (重罪罪名成立)。此外,與之相關(guān)的felon一詞指的是“重罪犯”,即“犯了重罪的人”。
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