Felonious assault
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
Such an assault upon the person as, if consummated, would subject the party making it, upon conviction, to the punishment of a felony, that is, to imprisonment in the penitentiary.
Hinkle v. State. 94 Ga. 595, 21 S. E. 595.