felonious vs lawful

felonious

adj
  • The defendant must show that any bail money he hopes to post did not come from the felonious means. 

  • Done with intent to commit a crime. 

  • Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony 

lawful

adj
  • Operating according to some law or fundamental principle. 

  • Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society. 

noun
  • A character having a lawful alignment. 

How often have the words felonious and lawful occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )