telefelony

Etymology

From tele- + felony.

telefelony means criminal action involving telecommunications technology, such as cable theft or telephone fraud. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.

noun

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.”