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Can you explain the term 'flat felony'?

Asked by elbanditoroso (33734points) 2 hours ago

In [George] Bernard Shaw’s play The Devil’s Disciple, Shaw sets the scene in the descriptive pages just before Act 1 begins.

In a paragraph describing Dick Dudgeon’s mother (whose husband was just hung by the British) her attitude and demeanor is described as ‘flat felony’.

But I don’t have clue what that means.

Do you:?

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